Reflektion och annat sätt att se på Puig´s tårar i media..
In a way, you can feel Puig's pain. Dani's been in the premier class for 3 seasons now, and his success or failure must have an impact on Puig's position of strength with Repsol and HRC. Alberto Puig never secured the MotoGP championship during his career as a rider, winning just one race (Jerez 1995); he can only taste the champion's champagne vicariously. Since the debut of the RC212V, Pedrosa has certainly had better results than Nicky, who finished 8th in 2007 with Dani as the series runner up to Stoner. Nicky has never really got on that well with the 212, a bike which looks like it was hit by Doctor Shrinker's Shrink Ray. Curiously, Puig blames Hayden for the flawed development of the machine, stating that he "never knew how to set-up a bike", comments which Pedrosa has aped as well. Of course, Hayden did win the Championship in 2006, solely developing the RC211V "lab bike"; the RC212V looks like it was tailor-made for Pedrosa. But Pedrosa hasn't been able to bring home the title on it as of yet.
Puig's statement that Hayden relies on Pedrosa's data and settings seems patently ludicrous. Firstly, Hayden has been running the pneumatic valve engine for some time, which has entirely different power characteristics and weight distribution than the valve spring engine Pedrosa has used for most of 2008. The pnuemi' is also a thirstier bike, which means different tuning. Secondly, Hayden's dirt-track influenced, back-it-in style is markedly different than Pedrosa's, who came up through the 125 and 250cc ranks - the suspension settings would need to be entirely different to accommodate each rider. Lastly, Hayden is physically heavier and larger than the tiny Pedrosa, who could "represent the Lollipop Guild" if taken by tornado to Oz. So it's highly doubtful that Nicky could use much of the information Pedrosa's side of the garage might provide.
Återigen: "Vad har igentligen Dani och Nicky haft gemensamt? Vad skulle Nicky tjäna på att snegla på Smurfen? I mina ögon inget alls.. "
But the most damning fact about data sharing in the Repsol garage is this: knowledgable sources say that Dani Pedrosa re-upped his contract with HRC last year, and in that agreement, he stipulated that he would have full access to Nicky Hayden's data (or any rider on a Honda who is fast)...while also stipulating that his own data would be kept private. Therefore, Pedrosa can view Nicky's data anytime he wants, but Hayden has not been able to view Pedrosa's data all year long. This kind of information would certainly help solve setup issues in a shorter timeframe.
http://http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Oct/081010ajl.htm
någon får gärna kolla igenom after the flag klippet igen och fylla i med info om exakt vem i alice det var...
