The Rossi F1 debate

[Satansfist]

Okay, watching the MotoGP the other night the commentators (Thruster I believe) mentioned that Fernando Alonso stated that if he moved to bike racing he would make much more of an impact than Rossi moving to F1. Now Rossi has been in the Ferrari many times and I think posted the 7th fastest time at testing in Italy somewhere along with posting very fast times in the WRC cars, so he already has some credit with 4 wheelers.

What do you guys think, would Rossi do better in cars that Alonso would on bikes?:weirdo:

[seldo]

Okay, watching the MotoGP the other night the commentators (Thruster I believe) mentioned that Fernando Alonso stated that if he moved to bike racing he would make much more of an impact than Rossi moving to F1. Now Rossi has been in the Ferrari many times and I think posted the 7th fastest time at testing in Italy somewhere along with posting very fast times in the WRC cars, so he already has some credit with 4 wheelers.

What do you guys think, would Rossi do better in cars that Alonso would on bikes?:weirdo:
Words are cheap..

[ROGUE]

chalk and cheese.

maybe if schumacher moved to bikes, that's the comparison i'd be making with rossi and alonso.

i think it's only a matter of time before rossi moves to 4 wheels. he's dominating at the moment, it must be getting boring for him... :confused:

[uncle]

Alonso would get his ass handed to him by many.
Damon Hill gave up bikes and moved to cars because he found bikes to hard lol

[Covert]

Fernando Alonso stated that if he moved to bike racing he would make much more of an impact than Rossi moving to F1.

Yes he would make a big impact..... with the ground.

[Satansfist]

OK, put it this way, would any driver in the F1 make more of an impact going to bikes than Rossi would going to 4 wheels?

My idea is is definitely not.

There a re a few cases of bike riders going to 4 wheels and being competitive but very little for the other way (unless there's someone I don't know about).

[maloo_]

Alonso:lmao:

[smutster]

I can't beleive he would say that. A bit like Anthony The Mouth Mundine saying he'd be bigger than Don Bradman.:driving:

[Blown Monaro]

The Doctor is in a class of his own, to win the title on the Yamaha was a big deal, if anyone can emulate John Surtees it's Rossi, not Alonso :confused: http://photothingo.com/users/1069/20060328222936.rossiferrariresized.bmp

[V8BRUTE]

Alonso is a funny man, even a back marker MotoGP rider would hand his his arse on a plate :doh:

Rossi on the other hand has the speed perception part down pat but would still find a full race in an F1 hard work, very few have made a switch in motorsport disciplines and have been successful :D

[ratter]

The Doctor is in a class of his own, to win the title on the Yamaha was a big deal, if anyone can emulate John Surtees it's Rossi, not Alonso :confused: http://photothingo.com/users/1069/20060328222936.rossiferrariresized.bmp


LOL very good pic :banana:

[stealthvz]

Not even worth discussing!

1) Anyone that thinks racing bikes is easier than cars is fooling themselves!

2) Rossi in an absolute champion and has the stats to prove it,

3) Alonso has proved nothing in the sceme of things, compared to Rossi


WANKER!:flip2:

[RedR8]

He'd have as much impact as me on a MotoGP bike. Which is not a great deal let me tell you.

Skill at driving a car comes down to knowing how fast you need to be at a certain point before a corner and how fast your vehicle can then go through the corner. The rest is pretty much a no brainer (in general terms for race cars - rally is different again). Doing the same thing on a bike is fine co-ordination of two brake pedals/levers, balance, lean, speed / throttle control and the coconut factor. Getting all that right on a bike is way harder than in a car IMHO.

Going real fast through a corner in a car just requires a fast car and sense of adventure. Doing the same on a bike requires a big pair of coconuts. The fear factor would be way higher (IMHO as I have never raced bikes or pushed mine to its limits) Rossi has been riding bikes since before he could walk - that is why he is so good. Jumping out of an F1 car with little or no riding experience and Alonso will just make himself part of the advertising signs after he comes off.

How about a friendly comp? Give Rossi a postie bike and Alonso a GP bike - see who crosees the line first :stick:

[seldo]

Whilst I agree in essence that Alonso probably wouldn't see which way most of the MotoGp field went, we are all assuming that he has no cycle experience at all. However, it could be that he is/was already an accomplished rider who stepped up into cars..... Clutching at straws a bit I know....but possible. I must Google him and see what his background is. But, at the same time, history shows that John Surtees is about the only bloke who's gone successfully from elite bikes to cars, so Rossi has a job ahead of him too.

[Davothegreat]

The problem Rossi would have in F1 is machinery. In MotoGP, Rossi has already proven that you can win on inferior machinery (as the Yamaha was in 2004). In F1 that's unfortunately not really the case (as was evident with Schumacher being nowhere near the Renaults and McLarens for most of last year). If Rossi or anyone else is going to win in F1, he needs the best package on the grid. Renault had the best package last year (McLaren were faster but unreliable) so they won.

So if Rossi goes to Ferrari when Schumacher retires, which I think is one of the bigger rumours kicking around, Ferrari need to get their act together and build the best car on the grid, otherwise Rossi won't win the championship. He will still win races but not a title.

[Daniel996]

FWIW Damon Hill was a successful motorcycle racer at club level before he switched to cars....

And Johnny Cecotto won two world titles (350cc and 750cc) before moving onto cars with a second place in the F2 championship, only average success in F1, but I think he has won a few titles in touring cars.

Eddie Lawson tried his hand at Indy cars without much luck I think.

Jacques Villeneuve was offered the chance a few years ago to test Ralph Waldmann's 250GP bike but Williams wouldn't let him do it :)

Cheers
Dan