With Rossi completing several tests for Ferrari over the winter, it's looking more and more as though he's serious about a switch to F1. Is that a good or bad thing for MotoGP?

Personally, although I did find the inevitability of some of the races last year a bit annoying, I would be interested to see how Rossi handles an 800cc bike. This season Rossi looks as though he still has a pretty safe situation. He knows his bike better than any of the rookies know theirs and he's got a good enough record with the other riders that he's probably not too concerened about being slower than them too. But with the 800cc bikes it will be a level playing field. The likes of Melandri, Pedrosa, Stoner and others will have had a year or more in MotoGP and just as long as Rossi to get the hang of the new bikes. I think it could be pretty close, which would definitely make for good racing.

I think to be fair he's had it a bit easy. Nothing has went smoothly for any of his rivals and in particular Gibernau's bad luck was beyond belief. I don't think anyone no matter how mentally tough they are could bounce back from all that.
I'd like to see him on the new bikes plus it will only get more intersting as Pedrosa and Hopkins/Vermuelen really find their feet. I don't think the real 'Golden Age' of MotoGP is here just yet, at least not like it was when any one of four or five guys could have won a race, I mean Schwantz, Rainey, Lawson and a young Doohan kind of days.
So the longer Rossi stays the better for us as spectators but not for him as his title is only going to get harder to defend.

Paul

Hi Paul, welcome to the boards. :)

So the longer Rossi stays the better for us as spectators but not for him as his title is only going to get harder to defend.

I think you've hit the nail on the head with that. Having a couple of close competitors and beating them is one thing, but beating 6 or 7 of them is something else entirely. With the recent shift towards new talent it's pretty exciting to think that within the next couple of years we might not only have no idea about who will be winning races, but even who will wind up on the podium. Well that's what I'm hoping for. :lol:

And four of those are guys that I don't think will buy into Rossi's mind games, namely Melandri, Pedrosa, Hopkins and Vermeulen, if only two of them weren't on Suzukis. Bring on 800cc MotoGP!! 8O

Paul

well see, if the yamahas hadnt had the front wheel issues, this season would have been a lot less interesting imo

im kinda curious to see if he can still catch the title. me personally, im rooting for hayden, but if rossi can keep his crown, mad props.

I think to be fair he's had it a bit easy. Nothing has went smoothly for any of his rivals and in particular Gibernau's bad luck was beyond belief. I don't think anyone no matter how mentally tough they are could bounce back from all that.
I'd like to see him on the new bikes plus it will only get more intersting as Pedrosa and Hopkins/Vermuelen really find their feet. I don't think the real 'Golden Age' of MotoGP is here just yet, at least not like it was when any one of four or five guys could have won a race, I mean Schwantz, Rainey, Lawson and a young Doohan kind of days.
So the longer Rossi stays the better for us as spectators but not for him as his title is only going to get harder to defend.

Paul

Lol what would be easy about winning a MotoGP race???