Skub wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2024 11:09 am
How did Somkiat Chantra get a motogp ride for next year? Fermin Aldeguer is nowhere these days either,but at least I can see why he was picked for a motogp ride. Some odd decisions.
Thailand is a major growth area for MotoGP, and he has the correct passport.
I'm not that impressed with Vermin (a.k.a. Ratty) - he blows hot and cold too much to be any kind of contender. Maybe the Michelins wil suit him better when he moves to the big class next year, but I remain to be convinced.
Skub wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2024 11:09 am
How did Somkiat Chantra get a motogp ride for next year? Fermin Aldeguer is nowhere these days either,but at least I can see why he was picked for a motogp ride. Some odd decisions.
Thailand is a major growth area for MotoGP, and he has the correct passport.
I'm not that impressed with Vermin (a.k.a. Ratty) - he blows hot and cold too much to be any kind of contender. Maybe the Michelins wil suit him better when he moves to the big class next year, but I remain to be convinced.
But David Alonso... Now he is the real deal.
The new owners are trying to get more septics interested in motogp,yet Joe Robert's passport didn't help him.
Skub wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2024 11:09 am
How did Somkiat Chantra get a motogp ride for next year? Fermin Aldeguer is nowhere these days either,but at least I can see why he was picked for a motogp ride. Some odd decisions.
Thailand is a major growth area for MotoGP, and he has the correct passport.
I'm not that impressed with Vermin (a.k.a. Ratty) - he blows hot and cold too much to be any kind of contender. Maybe the Michelins wil suit him better when he moves to the big class next year, but I remain to be convinced.
But David Alonso... Now he is the real deal.
The new owners are trying to get more septics interested in motogp,yet Joe Robert's passport didn't help him.
They did an interview with the owner. He said they wanted to spread the business world wide appeal.
Yorick wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2024 2:05 pm
They did an interview with the owner. He said they wanted to spread the business world wide appeal.
So I'm guessing Ai Ogura brought more sponsorship cash, right?
I didn't get that impression. He said through cars and bikes, they now have 6 or 7 riders from all round the world. Japan was important for the company brand
Yorick wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2024 2:05 pm
They did an interview with the owner. He said they wanted to spread the business world wide appeal.
So I'm guessing Ai Ogura brought more sponsorship cash, right?
I didn't get that impression. He said through cars and bikes, they now have 6 or 7 riders from all round the world. Japan was important for the company brand
So I'm guessing Ai Ogura brought more sponsorship cash, right?
I didn't get that impression. He said through cars and bikes, they now have 6 or 7 riders from all round the world. Japan was important for the company brand
Fair enough, I'm being too cynical.
To leave Honda after all these years, I reckon they made HIM a very generous offer. He was nailed on for a Honda MotoGP ride.
If Honda had been the force they were 4 or 5 years ago, Ai Ogura wouldn't have hesitated to go to Honda. It would have been a no-brainer. But Honda are now bottom of the pile, and by some distance. It would be a death knell for a new young rider to go to Honda now. Their career probably wouldn't recover - look at Joan Mir. MotoGP champion in 2020, back of the field in 2023/24.
