http://www.speedtv.com/articles/moto/motogp/25599/
"What’s more exiting to watch…a guy hooked up with his wheels in line and hauling through the corner, or a guy with the bike sliding, smoking the tire. This question pisses me off because I am trying to forget about all this crap since I gave my opinion a long time ago. I said to ban traction control, ban fly-by-wire and get us all on the same control tires a long time ago. I don’t talk about it anymore because its just a waste of time."
-Roberts
"These guys now are good, but they are not as close to each other in real ability as what we see on the track. If you took these guys and stuck them on 500s I think the same guys would be winning, but some of the guys who are running close to the front would suddenly be way back or in the gravel."
-Mamola
"When I came from 250 to 500 the power was so quick. I had to learn to control the 500 throttle and to slide. It was more fun, more exciting. I don’t know what can be done to give control back to the rider, but I see that the young rider from 250 now can go fast from the first races. In Qatar when Stoner begins to have tire trouble, I can catch and pass him, but only when the tires are sliding. With new tires and all the electronics I cannot catch him. These bikes are very fast and very good, but it is true that, compared to the 500, they are boring.”
-Rossi
"What’s more exiting to watch…a guy hooked up with his wheels in line and hauling through the corner, or a guy with the bike sliding, smoking the tire. This question pisses me off because I am trying to forget about all this crap since I gave my opinion a long time ago. I said to ban traction control, ban fly-by-wire and get us all on the same control tires a long time ago. I don’t talk about it anymore because its just a waste of time."
-Roberts
"These guys now are good, but they are not as close to each other in real ability as what we see on the track. If you took these guys and stuck them on 500s I think the same guys would be winning, but some of the guys who are running close to the front would suddenly be way back or in the gravel."
-Mamola
"When I came from 250 to 500 the power was so quick. I had to learn to control the 500 throttle and to slide. It was more fun, more exciting. I don’t know what can be done to give control back to the rider, but I see that the young rider from 250 now can go fast from the first races. In Qatar when Stoner begins to have tire trouble, I can catch and pass him, but only when the tires are sliding. With new tires and all the electronics I cannot catch him. These bikes are very fast and very good, but it is true that, compared to the 500, they are boring.”
-Rossi