SPOILER: Silly season 2016

pompone · 01-04-2016, 08:00 AM

The 2016 season has only just started but with a couple of contracts already signed it won't surprise me if this turns out to be true..

https://m.motomatters.com/analysis/2016/03/31/motogp_silly_season l

Ducati needs an alien but I thought they'd go for Vinales, instead looks like they went for a more known quantity

01-04-2016, 10:15 AM

Hummm, as long as lovely Iannone keeps his seat at Ducati, I don't mind. He was much more consistent than Dovi last season, only crashing out in Valencia, although as a former Moto GP mechanic and I discussed a few weeks ago, we don't know what parts and settings that Dovi may have been testing throughout last season that differed from Iannone. Or if it was just a dip in form.

slob · 01-04-2016, 10:31 AM

Have you checked the date?

01-04-2016, 12:56 PM

Yup. The Motomatters article was published yesterday and the Agostini one has been circulating all week...no April fool I think!

LouSCannon · 01-04-2016, 01:41 PM

I said the same on Facebook, money was on it being a April fools... last race could have sworn they confirmed Lorenzo had extended his contract though?

pompone · 02-04-2016, 12:31 AM

Regardless of that I'm not sure Jarvis could take another 2 years of this madness. Rossi made the smart move in signing right away and now JL has to make his move.

Dirty · 02-04-2016, 01:28 AM

It's not an April fool, it's official silly season rumour and conjecture.

Might make sense. He's got enough chpshps so nothing to prove on the top bikes. If he can ride a Duke to the prize he'd go a long way to cementing Lege status and if they really are offering that sort of cash to ride then.......

slob · 02-04-2016, 05:50 AM

After two years of unrealised high hopes with Vale cost so much in rider wages it nearly stopped the Superbike team/Panigale's development hopes in their tracks, I just don't see it myself...

Dirty · 02-04-2016, 03:01 PM

Who knows? They now have the PIN number for Audi's bank card though.

slob · 02-04-2016, 04:49 PM

that should free up the requisite tens of millions

pompone · 02-04-2016, 06:18 PM

Philip Morris is rumoured to be the one footing the bill

Dirty · 02-04-2016, 08:55 PM

Phillip Morris bankrolled the Goat's time at Ducati. Its possible they could be persuaded to open the chequebook again, even though that didn't go too well. It's not like they have a plethora of places to spend their marketing billions any more.

Dirty · 04-04-2016, 02:43 AM

Well after today this rumour could only get stronger

pompone · 04-04-2016, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dirty

Well after today this rumour could only get stronger

Well, Lorenzo dropped it too..

Dirty · 04-04-2016, 11:29 AM

Slightly different circumstances

*********Spoiler Alert*********

ie - not into his team mate on the last lap when a double podium was a shoe in. If Ducati were considering dropping one of their riders prior to that then I suspect that became a little more likely

01-04-2016, 08:00 AM	#1
pompone MaleDucati Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: London Bike: M900 Posts: 817	SPOILER: Silly season 2016 The 2016 season has only just started but with a couple of contracts already signed it won't surprise me if this turns out to be true.. https://m.motomatters.com/analysis/2016/03/31/motogp_silly_season l Ducati needs an alien but I thought they'd go for Vinales, instead looks like they went for a more known quantity __________________ www.desmoperformanceparts.com

01-04-2016, 01:41 PM	#5
LouSCannon These must fit a Monster? Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stockton Heath Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 1,036	I said the same on Facebook, money was on it being a April fools... last race could have sworn they confirmed Lorenzo had extended his contract though? __________________ "Sometimes it takes a whole tankful of fuel before you can think straight."

02-04-2016, 12:31 AM	#6
pompone MaleDucati Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: London Bike: M900 Posts: 817	Regardless of that I'm not sure Jarvis could take another 2 years of this madness. Rossi made the smart move in signing right away and now JL has to make his move. __________________ www.desmoperformanceparts.com

02-04-2016, 01:28 AM	#7
Dirty Bockloks Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London Bike: No Bike Yet! Posts: 4,601	It's not an April fool, it's official silly season rumour and conjecture. Might make sense. He's got enough chpshps so nothing to prove on the top bikes. If he can ride a Duke to the prize he'd go a long way to cementing Lege status and if they really are offering that sort of cash to ride then....... __________________ Wounds heal, chicks dig scars, glory lasts forever Beware of eBay

02-04-2016, 03:01 PM	#9
Dirty Bockloks Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London Bike: No Bike Yet! Posts: 4,601	Who knows? They now have the PIN number for Audi's bank card though. __________________ Wounds heal, chicks dig scars, glory lasts forever Beware of eBay

01-04-2016, 10:15 AM	#2
Ursa Guest Posts: n/a	Hummm, as long as lovely Iannone keeps his seat at Ducati, I don't mind. He was much more consistent than Dovi last season, only crashing out in Valencia, although as a former Moto GP mechanic and I discussed a few weeks ago, we don't know what parts and settings that Dovi may have been testing throughout last season that differed from Iannone. Or if it was just a dip in form.

01-04-2016, 10:31 AM	#3
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,737	Have you checked the date?

01-04-2016, 12:56 PM	#4
Ursa Guest Posts: n/a	Yup. The Motomatters article was published yesterday and the Agostini one has been circulating all week...no April fool I think!

02-04-2016, 05:50 AM	#8
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,737	After two years of unrealised high hopes with Vale cost so much in rider wages it nearly stopped the Superbike team/Panigale's development hopes in their tracks, I just don't see it myself...

02-04-2016, 04:49 PM	#10
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,737	that should free up the requisite tens of millions

02-04-2016, 06:18 PM	#11
pompone MaleDucati Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: London Bike: M900 Posts: 817	Philip Morris is rumoured to be the one footing the bill __________________ www.desmoperformanceparts.com

02-04-2016, 08:55 PM	#12
Dirty Bockloks Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London Bike: No Bike Yet! Posts: 4,601	Phillip Morris bankrolled the Goat's time at Ducati. Its possible they could be persuaded to open the chequebook again, even though that didn't go too well. It's not like they have a plethora of places to spend their marketing billions any more. __________________ Wounds heal, chicks dig scars, glory lasts forever Beware of eBay

04-04-2016, 02:43 AM	#13
Dirty Bockloks Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London Bike: No Bike Yet! Posts: 4,601	Well after today this rumour could only get stronger __________________ Wounds heal, chicks dig scars, glory lasts forever Beware of eBay

04-04-2016, 11:29 AM	#15
Dirty Bockloks Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London Bike: No Bike Yet! Posts: 4,601	Slightly different circumstances *******Spoiler Alert******* ie - not into his team mate on the last lap when a double podium was a shoe in. If Ducati were considering dropping one of their riders prior to that then I suspect that became a little more likely __________________ Wounds heal, chicks dig scars, glory lasts forever Beware of eBay