Rossi on Bridgy's NOW CONFIRMED !!

Blimey · Post by **Blimey** » Nov 1st, '07, 21:20

Anyone else heard anything new on this??

Its such a 50/50 split. I can't see which way its heading, so many sites are sugesting all sorts of theroys

bambam · Post by **bambam** » Nov 1st, '07, 21:31

i personally think it's rossi throwing his toys out of the pram.
i thought he was better than that but there u go
i hope his team stick to their guns and ALL the riders in the squad ride on the same rubber.

Funky · Post by **Funky** » Nov 1st, '07, 22:10

I reckon he will suprise everyone and be on Avon's

deej · Post by **deej** » Nov 1st, '07, 22:45

he'll be on bridgestones with lorenzo on michelins, we'llfinally get to see how good rossi is next year as he'll have to ride the wheels off that crap yamaha to keep up with melandri/pedrosa/stoner plus the suzuki and kawasakis.

personally i hope he kicks ass and shows how good he is but if that happens i can see people saying it was the tyres not him

age · Post by **age** » Nov 1st, '07, 22:50

Yep looks very much like his is on Bridgestones next year !!!

Blimey · Post by **Blimey** » Nov 2nd, '07, 20:26

Rossi still waiting on Bridgestone

By Glenn Freeman and Michele Lostia Friday, November 2nd 2007, 10:41 GMT

Valentino Rossi says that no decision has been made regarding which tyre manufacturer he will race with next year.
The Italian is expected to switch to Bridgestone rubber for 2008, as he believes that the Japanese company has played a big role in Casey Stoner's success this season.
However, speaking in the paddock at Valencia this weekend, Rossi claims that he is still waiting to find out if he can switch to Bridgestone for next year.
"I wish I could tell you something about the tyres but we haven't decided anything yet," Rossi was quoted as saying by Gazzetta dello Sport.
"Bridgestone could be a possibility. It could be a risk but also a good solution. Unfortunately, however, there's no news yet.
Even if the former champion does get his wish and he is able to race on the same tyres as Stoner next season, it is unlikely that he will be able to try the rubber until next year.
"I don't yet know what the situation is, they are talking," he said. "As for the contract, Yamaha have a contract with Michelin until the end of the year."

Mike Daytona600 · Post by **Mike Daytona600** » Nov 2nd, '07, 23:30

tempting as it is, I'm not saying a word

mattr6 · Post by **mattr6** » Nov 3rd, '07, 11:11

I hope he is on Bridgestones and gets beaten all year. Serves him right for throwing his toys out of the pram!

Its not just tyres this year. Its about the package. Ducati got it spot on from day 1 with the rest playing catch up. Honda, Suzuki and Kawasaki are ahead of Yamaha now and its only Rossis talent salvaging some respect for Yamaha.

Interesting article in this months Bike mag with Troy Corser going through all the new electronic gadgets (traction control, launch control, anti spin etc). Saying how older style racers (i'll include Rossi in this) struggle with the concept of cracking the throttle wide open and letting the electronics do their stuff. Might explain why the younger riders are doing so well.

Blimey · Post by **Blimey** » Nov 5th, '07, 20:16

Its all been confirmed

Official: Rossi to Bridgestone.
Sun 04 Nov, 07:29 PM

Rossi has been with Michelin ever since his 2000 premier-class debut and won the 500cc/MotoGP title five times with the French manufacturer from 2001-2005. However, chatter problems during 2006 and especially the dominance of Bridgestone in 2007 has seen the relationship rapidly cool.

This season saw Michelin lose the MotoGP title for the first time since 1991 and rumours soon surfaced that Yamaha star Rossi, like Honda's Dani Pedrosa, was pushing hard for Bridgestone tyres - as used by new MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner - in 2008.

When those requests were initially turned down by Bridgestone, MotoGP faced the possibility of a single tyre rule being introduced, but a compromise was subsequently reached to keep tyre competition alive.

As part of that compromise, Rossi will now get Bridgestone tyres, but be the only factory Yamaha rider on the Japanese rubber, since new team-mate Jorge Lorenzo (plus Tech 3 riders Colin Edwards and James Toseland) will use Michelins.

"In order to facilitate the use of both Michelin tyres and Bridgestone tyres within the Yamaha Factory Team and to ensure confidentiality of data for each tyre company, Yamaha will organise separate rider pit boxes, but the Fiat Yamaha Team will continue to operate and race as one team," said a Yamaha statement.

Rossi's triple hand fracture - sustained at Valencia on Saturday - and Yamaha's existing contract with Michelin mean that the Italian's Bridgestone debut will have to wait until the end of this month.

Rab · Post by **Rab** » Nov 6th, '07, 19:14

So rossi all happy when he`s winning on michelin
then blames the tyres when he not

a true racer then NOT

bambam · Post by **bambam** » Nov 6th, '07, 21:17

Rab wrote:So rossi all happy when he`s winning on michelin
then blames the tyres when he not
a true racer then NOT

could not agree more

Funky · Post by **Funky** » Nov 6th, '07, 23:06

I don't like that he is being separated by/ is separating the team, though I think Rossi will do anything to stay away from celebration copying Lorenzo.

Mike Daytona600 · Post by **Mike Daytona600** » Nov 7th, '07, 20:36

What a bloody idiot, he won't be able to get any data from the others. Maybe the proplems were with the bike not the tyres or maybe he's not so god like anymore. Seems a bit spoilt to me.

I hope Stoner kicks his arse next year...agin

Amd Padrosa is gonna do his nut.

arron24 · Post by **arron24** » Nov 8th, '07, 13:04

surely he just wants to be on the best rubber???
i dont c the prob...sure he wont have any data but isnt that wot the test season is for!! im sure rossi and burgess have enough knowledge between them to know if they can make it work

Post by **TLS-Moose** » Nov 8th, '07, 14:32

arron24 wrote:surely he just wants to be on the best rubber???
i dont c the prob...sure he wont have any data but isnt that wot the test season is for!! im sure rossi and burgess have enough knowledge between them to know if they can make it work

Exactly!

He's at the top of the tree, and obviously frustrated with inferior machinery, and so looks to anything that might give him a margin ..... add to that it's as much a "mind" thing, so think he is on equal quality to his opponent ....

What you "put up and shut up" or "teddies out the pram" guys are effectively saying is that all tyres are equal, and he should just get on with it - which patently isn't true.

I just hope he doesn't live to regret his decision .......