Rossi to Ducati?

[pdog]

Troy Bayliss won the WSBK championship at 38 last year. Rossi is 30. He will have a ride in MotoGP as long as he wants to ride.

Originally Posted by Rider

While I think Rossi is by far the best rider, Lorenzo IS the future of Yamaha. How many years does Rossi have left in MotoGP? Let Rossi go, move Spies in to his spot.

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by pdog

Troy Bayliss won the WSBK championship at 38 last year. Rossi is 30. He will have a ride in MotoGP as long as he wants to ride.

Mladin is 37.
Duhamel is 41.
Crevier is 45.

No reason why he can't continue for another couple of years.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by karl_1052

Mladin is 37.
Duhamel is 41.
Crevier is 45.

No reason why he can't continue for another couple of years.

But why? What does he have left to prove? Auto racing presents him with a new set of challenges.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by marko138

But why? What does he have left to prove? Auto racing presents him with a new set of challenges.

123 wins.

He'd need AT LEAST 2 more seasons and realistically more like 4 to reach that number.

If he decides he doesn't care about that number, he has nothing left to prove.

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by marko138

But why? What does he have left to prove? Auto racing presents him with a new set of challenges.

Nothing to prove, but he can put his accomplishments so far out of reach, it will long after he has died that they will be broken(if ever).

[marko138]

Originally Posted by karl_1052

Nothing to prove, but he can put his accomplishments so far out of reach, it will long after he has died that they will be broken(if ever).

Very true. But realistically will anyone touch his stats even at this point?

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by marko138

Very true. But realistically will anyone touch his stats even at this point?

That is what they probably thought about Ago 40 years ago.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by karl_1052

That is what they probably thought about Ago 40 years ago.

Good point.