Honda: trazione in uscita di curva, sono imprendibili!
Ducati: nessuno!

Ducati: nessuno!

The biggest problem we have with the Honda is that initial touch of the throttle to shifting up through second, third, fourth gear. I can?t touch them. I can?t stay with them. It doesn?t matter if I?m behind Simoncelli or Stoner or Pedrosa, I can?t get anywhere close to them. It seems like they?re pulling bike lengths that you?re always trying to make up at the end of the straightaway on the brakes, and that becomes difficult after about two laps. The Ducati, on the other hand, I don?t really see a massive strength compared to our bike. Top speed, it seems like I can pass Valentino or Nicky, if I want to, on a straight if I?m right behind them. Exit of the corner, entry. Probably a weakness of the Ducati seems to be entry. Hard braking and getting the thing in comfortably seems to be one of their biggest issues. I know they?re playing around with different chassis or whatever now. But the Honda definitely looks like it has an advantage, I would say, 100 percent....
...From the time of touching the throttle, the Ducati look at times that it can almost like hiccup. It has a little hiccup. I don?t know if it?s the engine or electronics. Everything will look smooth, and then the next thing you know, it will get a little huh-huh, like a little twitch. And guys got the feet off the footpegs, and that?s not very confidence-inspiring when it didn?t do that the lap before, if you know what I?m saying. As far as the Ducati, mainly it looks like entry for me. Whenever I?m behind those guys, it looks like entry is the biggest thing that they?re fighting confidence on.
...From the time of touching the throttle, the Ducati look at times that it can almost like hiccup. It has a little hiccup. I don?t know if it?s the engine or electronics. Everything will look smooth, and then the next thing you know, it will get a little huh-huh, like a little twitch. And guys got the feet off the footpegs, and that?s not very confidence-inspiring when it didn?t do that the lap before, if you know what I?m saying. As far as the Ducati, mainly it looks like entry for me. Whenever I?m behind those guys, it looks like entry is the biggest thing that they?re fighting confidence on.




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