05-05-2016, 08:15 AM
(05-05-2016, 06:38 AM)CB4ME_imp Wrote:(05-05-2016, 05:47 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: oh boy I see a spirited conversation about MotoGP and particularly Dani Pedrosa coming up at the rally lol
You do realize that (1) Dani did not purposefully take out Hayden, just like Iannone did not purposely take out his team mate Dovisioso a couple weeks ago ago. (2) that Pedrosa had already low sided and was on the ground sliding when his bike took out Hayden (3) that the incident had no bearing on the out come of the season (4) That Pedrosa won as many races that year as Hayden did and was in fact hired to try and win the championship just as Hayden was and was Rookie of the Year that year (5) that Hayden was in fact hired to a 2 year contract in Sept of 06 to be the #1 rider at Honda and even after having a horrible year in 07 was the only rider to get the new pneumatic valve engine in 08, while Pedrosa was stuck on the old mechanical valve engine bike. (6) That Honda didn't decide to just design a bike to fit Pedrosa (like all Hayden fans claim), that in 07 the rules were changed from 990cc bikes to 800cc bikes and that ALL manufacturers had to design newer smaller GP machines. Geez I could go on and on, but here is some interesting reading if you are open minded and interested
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Hayden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Pedrosa
BTW I'm a Hayden fan too (only reason I am watching WSBK this season), just don't think Pedrosa deserves the vitriol he gets from people. I think he is one of the classier guys in MotoGP, quiet, unassuming, just mounts up and rides and is a very good rider. I 've never found him to be demanding or a drama queen.
Sry can't agree... (I thought I was clean with my post ferret, sry it I wasn't)
Remember that Hayden's championship season went down to the last race.. Had Hayden finished even down a spot from where Danielle took him out he would have cliched it before the last race
It's my recollection that Hayden had settled down making sure to finish and Danielle passed him on the high side of a banked turn and then lowssided taking em both out