MotoGP Test Sepang: Dani Pedrosa and Shuhei Nakamoto satisfied with the three days of testing
Dani Pedrosa: "We completed the tests well." Shuhei Nakamoto: "Both riders worked hard"
Malaysian Dani Pedrosa concluded the three-day test on a high note, confirming himself as the fastest from day one. For him today the work focused on the distribution of the extra kilos foreseen by the 2013 regulation and on the new hard compound developed by Bridgestone. The vice president of HRC, Shuei Nakamoto, was also satisfied, happy with the work done by his riders. The microphone is theirs
Dani Pedrosa
“We can leave Sepang with good impressions because we set good lap times on all three days. We managed to ride a lot and, above all, to test some important things on the engine and the weight of the bike to accommodate the three extra kilos this season introduced by the new rules. Today we focused on the rear tyres, in particular on the new hard compound from Bridgestone. It's similar to the old one, but has a little more grip in some areas, but also creates more chatter. We concluded the tests well and I hope it goes like this for the next ones too"
Shuhei Nakamoto
“Both drivers have worked hard this week and we are very happy. Dani is happy with some things he tried, and not with others, but in winter testing it's normal. Marc didn't try many things, because the primary objective of this test for him was to familiarize himself with the bike, which is very important!”
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But is this Honda shit supposed to always have chattering?
But do they know how to make chassis or are they only good at making engines?
They know how to make motorbikes, they know how to make them well, they make them so well that every time they reach the limits of the tire and they annoy Bridgestone because they want better ones that allow them to improve braking, acceleration and durability performance even more!
I agree the real problem of Moto GP is precisely the winged house that when everyone is at they are already at Z.. the capacity for development that this house has always had is incredible..
...Ronnie is right, H954RR...it has incredible traction, thanks also to that damn seamless gearbox and this has repercussions in acceleration and mileage on the front...and then it depends a lot from track to track...if it is fast you are affected a little more during accelerations and when traveling, especially if there are potholes... in those driven a little during braking and when entering... and then the driving style also counts... those who use the brake a lot rear as Casey (or Doohan) did for example) perceives it differently from Dani...when Dani arrived in MotoGP, if you remember, he didn't know what chattering was...now that he has changed his style, especially in braking, he accuses him a lot of more...maybe Marquez and the other Honda riders experience this problem differently, it would be interesting to hear from them...
I don't know !!
It may be as you say but I don't see the M1s as very far away and they don't even know what chatter is, unlike the RCVs which seem to have chronic chatter every year.
…Dovi and Cal, last year we suffered on some tracks, not like the Honda but they were slowed down… it's not a given that it won't happen to Jorge this year and it's true… no bike of this type is immune…
Biaggi finished off the yamaha chatter.
hahahahA PORACCIO even Honda have always suffered from it.
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question, could it be due to the fact that the tires are old?
Let me explain..
if you develop the bike to the maximum you reach a point where the performance of the tires remains superior to that of the bike so they make you others then it happens again and they wait for other tires so the others suffer less because the bike doesn't have the same performance as the Honda ..
caesy for example with the chattering he was crazy he drove the honda like it was a ducati.. he rocked and danced which gave a heart attack,,
or did it just seem like me?
I think I copied Ronnie..
...the performance of the motorbike in general is closely linked to the tyres, perhaps more than to the engine...Melandri, even if he is a fool for some, some time ago said that a good tire makes you gain as much as twenty HP of power...the tires that you define as old do not exist, at least for the factory teams that pay handsomely for the supply... Bridgestone works on the "requirements" necessary for the manufacturers to make their bike perform at its best... weight, power, wheelbase, rim size etc... and It's clear that since we can't please everyone, compromises are needed...that's why I've never liked the single tire, because it doesn't adapt well to every motorbike...in fact, I'll say more, in my opinion every house should have the own supplier who works and produces on specific requirements for that motorbike... at least once and for all the discussions of "well, they only give the best tire to him... etc..." would end once and for all...... in a moment of crisis it is clear that this is impractical but, perhaps, by doing so we would have many answers on topics that have been debated since time immemorial and never resolved...
The problem of having so many pillboxes is another.
Whoever puts in the most money, the most knowledge, provides the best tires and then the war is fought like this!
Until 2006, Michelin had no rivals as a manufacturer, but already that year Bridgestone was giving the teams tires that were very good, if not better than Michelin tires in terms of durability, with less wear in races. At Michelin they knew how to make tires for the fastest lap in qualifying which were phenomenal but in the long run they were less performing on various circuits.
In 2006 this had created balance, but then in 2007 with Ducati/Bridgestone/Stoner there was dominance because Stoner could ride as he liked and the tire lasted until the end of the GP even if he continually skidded, while in Michelin/Honda and Michelin/Yamaha were left behind.
In 2008 Rossi wanted Bridgestones and they gave them to him, and then halfway through the season Pedrosa wanted them too, because the Michelin/Bridgestone gap had grown further.
And then the Monogomma because Michelin, once the crisis was well advanced, could no longer afford those development costs, so today how can you have more producers and the same performance is impossible.
Especially since Honda, with the sales it makes, can say you give me the tires I want, as I want in competitions and I will fit your tires on all the scooter motorbikes and let's also add cars that I sell and so goodnight to the Honda bucket in addition to the best motorbikes it will also have the best tires because with the sales it makes it can afford a tire manufacturer that invests myriads of millions in competition development.
…go to Wikipedia to find this data? I remember them because I lived through the years of Dunlop against Michelin... I can assure you that they were the best... without any kind of favouritism... two manufacturers against each other and that's it, with different bikes etc... who hasn't seen in reality these things, forgive me, it shouldn't get too technical... like someone who has never been on the track...
No fatman you can't find these tire things on wikipedia or even on motogp.com, you know them if you followed the world championship.
I'm not saying that they haven't been correct with the tires in the past.
I say that if they did it today the big manufacturers would no longer be correct.
With the single tire system that exists now, Honda is in the minority compared to Yamaha Ducati and CRT and therefore it works, but without this type of democracy in choices, Honda would dominate in a big way.
Sorry but if Honda tells Micheli Dunlop Pirelli Bridgestone or who else I take you as the sole supplier, in your opinion wouldn't he be more favored than the others?
Today there is really less money, there are fewer investors who throw money into sports even on minor teams, the money is concentrated on the big ones on the winners in F1 as in MotoGP and in other sports, I would not be as convinced as you are that now they would be so running with the interests at stake.
I'm not saying that it's the tire manufacturers who are "cheating" but the big teams with many interests at stake.
The problem of whoever puts in the most money and resources is always the same, it's no longer a fair championship, and we already know that it's not fair now, imagine if Honda had the possibility of self-financing its tire shop while the others had houses that were no less prestigious. but who can invest less.
If you really worked at Dunlop versus Michelin I think you are aware that if you put in more money and resources the results are not the same.
...you haven't been following the races for long... anyway yes, I think that with more tire companies we will have more fun... one manufacturer would do better on one track and another on the next... it was certainly better once upon a time... we copied F1 ….it's only good for costs and that's it…
I have been following the world championship since the end of the 90s, F1 since the end of the 80s.
I would also add that the more you follow a sport the more you learn to recognize its rules.
Everyone can have their own points of view but there are things that objectively over the years allow everyone to understand more or less the values in the field, it certainly depends on how much you apply yourself to wanting to understand and how much you just take everything from hearsay.
…why did I choose an R1? To beat Testoner by overtaking him at Bucine on the outside while he's still "battling" under braking...ah, ah, ah...what the fuck@t@ I'm writing!!!
hahaha… I'm flagging when braking.. what a shitty bike you have…!!! maybe it's also a fiat replica.. or go go..
…it's white and blue… like Melandri's… and I drive like him too… but I don't have someone like Manu at my side, I prefer blondes (cigarettes and beer, what did you understand?)… and then oh dear we are engaged and I I am loyal!!!
@fatman. what a desire to write you have... I can't even explain certain things anymore.. hehehehe well come on if it's like Melandri's then it's fine!! think that my brother has the replica of haga, the santander.. but he also doesn't have one like the manu next to him. but a Ukrainian. and he's also a teetotaler!!! and on the tire issue I agree with you completely (since I didn't support it?). but unfortunately the crisis imposes all this! do you remember bb155 in sbk with dunlop?? as soon as he had excellent tires he showed all the green mice!! (you remember it well because we have already talked about it).
…I remember yes Ben…5 victories in a row and the bike always flagging…a bit like the geriatrician when he was lapped in the last race ah, ah, ah…see if you don't end up like me…
AHAHAHAHAH !!!!
The Manu, the Manu, the Manu, aaa how many times have I ticked my hand thinking about the Manu, hihihi!
But it's true, but I've always said it, what a pain!
However, I am pleased to note that we non-fans have one thing in common... we like potatoes!! apart from me and fat who have already married us all!!!!!!!!
Hi testiner, if the potato tastes like Manu I'll have indigestion!
Hihihi!
PS I'm sending you an email because I have to tell you something.
Hello.
EEEEHHHH… SS Google: search by images…
But I'll tell you... it may be for age reasons, but Ingrid Capirex has always stimulated me a lot too.
Then Pedron, with its beauty H2O and soap…
Obviously, in the modern era also Stoner..
I mean, even the smallest umbrella would really be fine!!!!!
At this point: WLF!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS: sorry for the outburst.
I'm back to being a super technician and analyst of Ducati problems caused only and exclusively by Valentino Rossi "The Doctor" 46, sun-moon, chiuhauau (or whatever it's spelled).
:-)
AHAHAHAHAH!!!
Hello!
ahahaha… andrea the potato is good both new and seasoned!!! A fruit seller will tell you. as long as it's not premature... important note: don't allow yourself to write wl anymore. say it another way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hihihi, but that wlf is to mislead true tastes………..
PS I don't mean you Andrea.
Oh guys, I knew I would cause a moment of confusion with the acronym, but in reality it is a much older brand than the improper use made by others...
At this point I can correct with W PPFL!!! If you are from Emilia you may understand, otherwise: W Pàn, Parsòtt, F.ga, Làmbròsc!!!
Yay!!
Hihihi!
In fact I believe that it is more the Honda performance that puts stress on the tires than vice versa..