Nicky Haydon?

Question

Firstly.. I have already stated I think the season is too close to call. But on the theory that to finish first , first you have to finish. with the fastest lap in sepang. even with a qualifier. and all the crashed riders. Nicky does the most work and gets the result. I know your going to say "Testing" but there was a lot of offs for just "testing" I think they were trying. Nicky has consistently been the hard worker out there. even taking a superbike around laguna sega for an awfull lot of laps. Is there a posibility he is going to spank ickle Dani again. he is proving to be a determined man. where are his critics now. I refer to the "over rated champion remark".I think he could be a consistent finisher. which makes champions. is he one for the pot.

Answer 1

Hayden is not gonna win a thing this year, yes he was world champion, which was a fluke, and last year proved he is number 2 for the honda team behind Pedrosa who will fight for the title with Stoner and Rossi. My opinion is Rossi wins the title and retires at the end of thew season going to WRC.

Answer 2

The "kentucky kid" is a h**l of a rider, and its so awesome to see an american doin some damage in MotoGP.. He was the first american to ever win motoGP championship!!! And it wasn't a fluke!!!

Answer 3

Well said Mr GTI.

Thats a bang on answer, so Im not even going to bother !!!

The hassle of working untill 10.30 PM !

Answer 4

Go, Nicky, go!

(aw - it's just my two cents worth here - lol)

Answer 5

You're right, Nicky is an incredibly hard worker, and he gets results. However, I think in some ways it shows up his limitations.

Nicky completed 77 laps today. But a really telling result for me was Stoner. 0.34 seconds behind, but in only 27 laps, and still carrying the shoulder injury. Where were the other Ducati's? 14th, 16th and 18th (Melandri 58 laps, Elias 67 and Guintoli 39)

I liken Nicky to JT. They both put in enormous amounts of work and effort, and rightly achieve a fair level of success (3 world championships between them....you can't knock that!)

But they need to put that effort in to achieve the results.

I'm not saying Stoner doesn't put any effort in. Of course he does. But it comes much more naturally to some people. ie the likes of Rossi, Pedrosa, Lorenzo and obviously Stoner.

I really hope Nicky does well this season, if only for the amount of effort he's put in. As an ex Champion, he deserves a better run than last year. (And it looks like he'll get one)

Having said that, I don't think he'll spank ickle Dani. But I might be wrong, and if I am I won't mind eating a bit of humble pie.

Good luck Nicky!

Answer 6

hi proc..

              of cause nicky is in the pot anybody with a factory honda beneath them is in with a shout of lifting the coveted prize( wish it was me) and yes nicky is a hard worker which is why i think hrc have so much faith in him. i feel the year we will see it fought out between rossi and stoner  with a couplke of wins for the likes of hayden and the new kid on the block lorenzo this boy is quick

Answer 7

Hey Proc

I'm just going to nod my head to Neils answer, I was wondering yesterday how someone who works so hard can get so little in the way of results, and I still am.

As for "one for the pot" - I don't think he IS stoned, that's just how they talk down South!  ;o)

Answer 8

Hayden struggled last year no question, but he has been working incredibly hard and i can see him having a much improved year, will be interesting to see how Pedrosa starts the season with the amount of testing he's gonna miss.

Still think Stoner is the man to beat, not done many laps in testing due to recovering from injury and a few technical difficulties and Melandri appears to be struggling to get to grips with the Desmosedici so far.

Answer 9

He ditched the pneumatic bike today and got the fastest lap!! I think this season is going to be fantastic - anything beats last year (bar a few races!) WTF Edwards ahead of Rossi two days in a row! Hope he hasnt made the wrong decision tyre wise!! I really hope Haydens hard work pays off this year and he finishes ahead of Pedrosa!