It’s the rider that counts, or does it?
There is a famous saying among bikers; it’s the rider who matters more than the machine.
While it is true to a certain degree, there are times when even the best riders aren’t any match for another rider who might not be as proficient as them, but is riding a better machine. If you had watched the opening round of MotoGP on Sunday, you will know exactly what I mean.
On one side was Valentino Rossi, with 7 world titles under his belt. On the other side of the equation was Casey Stoner, 21 year old Australian, who is yet to win a world title and could only snatch one podium finish in 2006.
Yet on 10th March 2007 he came first for the first time in MotoGP with a huge 2.8 second lead over Rossi.
All this despite stellar fight Rossi put forward and at one moment he even succeeded in overtaking Stoner, but as soon as both the riders were back on the front straight, Stoner with his more powerful M1 overtook Rossi in a jiffy and went on to win the 2.8 second lead over the Doctor.
At the end of the race media was dying to speak with Rossi, while his response was much more subtle than expected by the media and fans, it was easy to judge how frustrating it had have been for the young Italian.
It is about time Yamaha starts developing a more powerful machine to match the Desmosedici GP7, after all 800cc class was new for all of the manufacturers including Ducati. Yet the Italian company managed to once again develop the most powerful MotoGP machine and Yamaha M1 is once again struggling to produce enough power. It is only so far a good rider can and will take Yamaha on an underpowered motorcycle (comparatively) and as soon as Yamaha realizes this and starts developing a more powerful engine than the current flock the better it is for Yamaha and Rossi fans.
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