“I think Rossi would win on the Ducati”

Hayden: “I think Rossi would win on the Ducati”

Former MotoGP champ talks about his potential new team-mate

Posted: 22 June 2010
by Visordown News

VALENTINO ROSSI to Ducati: that's the hottest story in MotoGP right now and Ducati team rider Nicky Hayden has given his opinion of having the nine-time world champion within the squad.

“It is still really early to say, but Rossi is not bad for teams. Especially if he brings that guy (Burgess) who calls the shots with him,” said Hayden, confirming yesterday's story that Rossi was set to take himself and his loyal bunch of technicians with him to Ducati. “He (Burgess) improves bikes, teams and packages.

“I think Rossi would win on the Ducati,” he continued, adding: “Rossi is hard to beat and he’s hard to look across at in the garage.” (They were team-mates at Repsol Honda in 2003.)

“But Stoner, Pedrosa are the same. I would rather have a strong team-mate who can help the development.”

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Sounds like Hayden is saying Stoner and Pedrosa have development paths that are fairly specific, whereas Rossi develops a bike that suits o

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ther riders besides himself. I guess that seems true.