MotoGP - "Rossi copies my settings"

**Matt Bleck** · 8th October 2009, 15:33

From Visior Down

PORTUGUESE GRAND PRIX victor Jorge Lorenzo has claimed reigning World Champion Valentino Rossi often copies the Spaniard's race settings.

In an interview with Italian magazine 'Riders' Lorenzo states: “My truth is that Valentino has developed the Yamaha from 2004, but if we’re talking about setting up the bike during race weekends, it’s absolutely not true that I copy his settings.”

“I have my crewchief, he sets my bike up. To tell the truth in some races, it’s Valentino’s team that copies my settings. It’s normal. I can see Valentino’s telemetry data and he can see mine; we can look at his settings and he looks at ours.”

With just three races remaining on the 2009 calendar and just 18 separating Lorenzo and arch rival Rossi, it's easy to see why the Spaniard is keen to stand his ground:

“I’d like to say that from one race to another, I change very few things, and I’m almost sure that in some races, Valentino’s team has changed his set-up to follow our indications. Each weekend I’m fast from Friday. If I copy his, I’d be fast only on Saturday or Sunday.”

**Crasherfromwayback** · 8th October 2009, 16:03

Looking forward to Phillip Island next weekend!

**Pussy** · 8th October 2009, 16:42

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Looking forward to Phillip Island next weekend!

You're a skiting prick, aren't you??

**Robert Taylor** · 8th October 2009, 19:18

Well this is getting interesting indeed. I like both of them and its amazing just how committed Jorge is for his tender years.

**TonyB** · 10th October 2009, 07:43

Interesting.
I wonder how Valentino won all those world championships without Jorge's settings to copy...

**Matt Bleck** · 10th October 2009, 08:01

Originally Posted by TonyB

Interesting.
I wonder how Valentino won all those world championships without Jorge's settings to copy...

I wonder just how accurate the article was......

**Crasherfromwayback** · 10th October 2009, 08:22

Originally Posted by TonyB

Interesting.
I wonder how Valentino won all those world championships without Jorge's settings to copy...

That may well be so...but he sure as fuck should've copied them at the last round!

**riffer** · 10th October 2009, 08:50

I wouldn't read anything too sinister in this. It's actually quite refreshing to see a works team actually sharing information between both of the riders for the benefit of the whole team, rather than an adversarial approach that doesn't always work for both.

Besides, Lorenzo and Rossi are completely different sized riders, with different riding styles. The same settings might work on some tracks, but I'd speculate they'd more often not for both riders.

I'd also speculate that Lorenzo is faster on the Friday because he's got the fearlessness of the young fella, whereas Rossi builds to a better speed cause he's old and wily now...

**Marknz** · 10th October 2009, 09:14

Bullshit. Vale copies my settings, not Jorge's... simple as that.

**kinger** · 13th October 2009, 04:36

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Looking forward to Phillip Island next weekend!

Me and the missus are flying to Melbourne tomorrow, camping trackside for the weekend......must admit to the fact I'm rather looking forward to it.

Might get a bit pissed

**Crasherfromwayback** · 13th October 2009, 06:42

Originally Posted by kinger

Me and the missus are flying to Melbourne tomorrow, camping trackside for the weekend......must admit to the fact I'm rather looking forward to it.

Might get a bit pissed

Fucking weather better hold out! Have you been to a gp before? If not...you'll wet yourself!

Pete

**kinger** · 13th October 2009, 16:32

Been to Donnington a fair few times, but this is our first trip to Phillip Island.
We've sunbathed, sat in downpours, and everything in between. All I hope for is at least one race worth watching, and you can just as often get that in the 125s.

**Pussy** · 13th October 2009, 16:51

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Fucking weather better hold out! Have you been to a gp before? If not...you'll wet yourself!

Pete

Would you please STOP crapping on about the fact you're going.... for the benefit of poor bastards like myself who aren't??

**White trash** · 13th October 2009, 18:22

Originally Posted by Pussy

Would you please STOP crapping on about the fact you're going.... for the benefit of poor bastards like myself who aren't??

We should get on the piss together this weekend mate. Sit around, watch it live in the comfort of our own houses, beer will be cold.

Hope it fucken rains.......