ROSSI IN PLACE OF MASSA...THE PLOT THICKENS

Ferrari and Ducati had their winter retreat together, they schmooze at the top. Rossi will finish 2010 with Yamaha and then, over distaste w/ Lorenzo, Vale will leave Yamaha and move to Ducati. All 4 top riders in MotoGP contracts expire next year....mucho interesting silly season starting in June, IMO. Rossi will do 2 yrs with Ducati (yes, he will talk Burgess in to going with him) and then he will move to WRC to have fun, because he will be too old to even consider F1.

Just my opinions, for what they are worth.

 

What? What did I say? Who me?

As for March will we be racing at CIR in Addison? If so there's a nice Italian restaurant not to far away that we can perhaps get everyone together for some dinner afterward. I would really enjoy that, I haven't seen everyone in awhile and really look forward to seeing everyone again.



BTW You said this not me

 

Actually i was just giving an example. What actually pisses me off, since 2006, whenever Rossi tests for Ferrari, straightaway, Massa's seat is in jeopardy.

As for MS and Ferrari, i don't think Merc had a better offer, etc. I think it's a fact that MS's neck didn't recover in time, hence they didn't want to take the risk and sign Alonso when he's available. Whats the guarantee that MS's neck would recover in time for the new season?

Alonso signed a pre contract thing with Ferrari God knows when. It was one of the pitlane's worst kept secret. It was announced in Sept only. But in Sept, MS's neck wasn't recovered, as Ross only made the call in November, IIRC.

Ferrari lost out massively, when Luca opted for Kimi as MS's 'replacement'.

 

LMAO

Excellent post mate.

 

You said it....couch racing is BS. A few more days and we will find out the real deal, until then dog crap like this thread is a waste of server space.

 

Correct and all ok in my book.

 

$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

I agree, but thats not what this thread is about:

ROSSI IN PLACE OF MASSA...THE PLOT THICKENS

A bogus rumor started right here. I'd rather have differing opinions or argue about true crap not made up crap.

 

Nail hit squarely on head.

 

Come on dude, now who's slingin mud...........as far as how I conduct business you are "way out of line".

I can guarantee you my business has not a damn thing to do with this discussion and I'm real sorry for you that you've stooped that low. But since you brought it up why don't you ask my clientele how I run my business ....I can go to sleep at night knowing that I treat every single customer from the multi-billionare client to the Obama loving State employ with a beater Porsche with the utmost integrity and take care them and their respective autos with a high degree of knowledge, honesty & professionalism and stand behind the work 100%. We don't cut corners nor to do I make up bogus crap to cover my ass when we do make mistakes (although we try very hard to be perfect in our work, nobody is pefect).....i.e. I don't sugar coat or lead people astray....I tell it like it is regardless if its good or bad.

Now as far as this "discussion", this thread:

Where in the press is there any discussion of him replacing Massa, you show me one article where it discusses replacing Massa with anyone other than MS or Fisi. SHOW ME. I'm pretty up on F1, I read the **** in Itallian, German, wherever I can get my hands on it, where does it say LDM is planning on replacing Massa with Rossi, again SHOW ME.

I like the kid, but I also like Massa and he needs everyones support through a difficult time not some "bogus" rumor mill that creates discent through the Tifosi. Give him a chance. If you don't think the boys in Maranello don't keep an eye on what the general public discusses even on Robs little ol' FChat you are sorely mistaken.

Maybe the only mistake I made is joining the F1 discussion instead of staying over and consulting in Technical sections......yet again I'm a diehard Ferrari F1 fan whomever is in the seat(s).

 

So then the way it IS must be your version. Your post a few above was out of line period.
Everyone tells it the way they see it and most see it as dumbass rumor.

 

I'm sorry, anybody that actually thinks Rossi will ever enter a F1 race is a ******

Come on had to say it ... LOL, but seriously that is how I see it. He's just playing because he's mates with the team.

Heck next we'll have threads about Brad Pitt's thinking about becoming a F1 driver, because he was seen in the pits talking with Luca or something. Think of the media interest, sponsor possibilities, etc.
Pete

 

Why not?

Even lesser talented folks landed a seat: BADoer, Lopez to name 2 recent examples

That said, the Rossi "trials" are just a PR stunt.

 

Yes unfortunately I have to agree. F1 now has become so far removed from racing, that it could.

BUT, and to me this is a big but. Out of all the teams on the grid who needs the money and attention less. The answer of course is Ferrari.

So why would Ferrari do this?. Surely it would make more sense to put a young wild talent from F3 or something in the seat and train him up for the future (something massively lacking in the Ferrari team) than putting in a nearing the end of his career slow driver.
Pete

 

I couldn't agree more.

Didn't we have some young super talented kids in the Ferraris a year ago who set the Fiorano track on fire? Those are the folks Ferrari should be courting. Not some fish out of water, they might as well put Elton John in the car.

 

Some day we may have actual news to discuss.
I live in hope.

 

Really?, I just google'd Hope, North of Boston and it came up with this: http://realestate.boston.com/for-rent/listing/1001-70815480/North-Attleboro-MA-USA/Price_Rentals,1-ns

I've got to say, I'd have had you down as an owner more than a renter!.

As for Rossi, whilst he enjoys playing with the Ferrari F1 cars every now and again (wouldn't we all!), he much prefers the freedom he gets racing MotoGP. It's not impossible that he may decide to try F1 for real, but I can't see it happening in the next couple of years.

 

This season can't start soon enough.
BTW Attleboro (The high school ring capital of America) is south, not north of Boston. And in the end we're all renters
Now back to our regularly scheduled meaningless rants.

 

DAMN YOU GOOGLE!, you've made Me look a fool!. In future I shall be asking Jeeves! ( Surely an Englishman can trust a butler to be accurate! ).

 

At least you know how to pronounce our local town names. Seems that you guys liked them so much that you stole their names

 

We just couldn't think of anything original when we got there! (Probably too tired from the journey, shiplag can be murder you know! )