CRTs a 'necessity', says Rossi

"The CRTs aren’t a choice, they are a necessity.”

Posted: 11 January 2012
by Visordown News

THE inclusion of CRT specification bikes has divided opinion in the paddock but for 2012 the lower-class machines have helped in bolstering grid numbers, something Valentino Rossi acknowledges.

Speaking at the Wrooom press conference yesterday, Rossi said: “It’ll be an important season to understand the potential of these bikes and I hope that the gap won’t be that great and that lap times will get shorter as the season go on.

"In a perfect world we’d have 24 MotoGP bikes on the grid, but unfortunately without the CRTs we’d only be 12 and this wouldn’t be possible for a World Championship.

"The CRTs aren’t a choice, they are a necessity.” concluded Rossi.

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Pagik

Of course everyone wants a 24 bike grid with prototypes. Who wouldn't. But as was pointed out last year Aspar can't afford the costs of a leased prototype. And if he can't, what hope do any of the other private teams have?

It's brought numbers up, will increase the "spectacle", so it's a good thing. IMO.

Posted: 11/01/2012 at 09:51

Red Mille

The CRT's may not be able to compete at the front but it will be good for some of the new guys to show what they can do, with so few entries in 2011 Moto GP was getting ridiculous!! Roll on 2012!

Posted: 11/01/2012 at 10:41

Timpster

Pagik / Red - not sure if you remember back to 1991/1992 when Yamaha supplied Harris and ROC with engines to build privateer 500's.
Some races the lap difference between fastest and slowest was 7 seconds a lap....... so the CRT bikes being 2 or 3 seconds off isn't so bad and i do trhink after a few months they will get a little closer, bring it on i say.

Posted: 11/01/2012 at 11:56

Pagik

Yup, remember those days..

I think this whole CRT is bad thing is gobbledegook to be honest, costs gotta come down, this is a good way to go about it. Otherwise it'll be 6 bikes on the grid in a few years.

Bring it on I say :)

Posted: 11/01/2012 at 21:14

Easytarget

The subject of keeping costs down in motorsport has been discussed forever for cars and bikes. Putting limits on technology is my favoured route, keep the minimum weight limit high so custom magnesium and carbon parts are not so necessary, limit compression ratios so engines are understressed cheap and reliable. I would ban electronics but not everyone would agree.

Posted: 12/01/2012 at 10:16

mikeprytherch

The cost cutting has killed racing in my view, the fact you can't test results in one thing, the best bike at the start of the season wins, same thing has happened in f1, you can't catch up, no manufacturer wants to develop on the race track, bring back testing, get rid of some other expensive parts of the bike instead

Posted: 12/01/2012 at 18:46

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