east end tree
10/12/2008, 14h52
Just reading back over some of the press articles from the season and this caught my eye in The Guardian:
"Colin Edwards, my team-mate, has been really helpful when it comes to adapting to MotoGP, and at the very early stages of my time with Tech3 he was invaluable.
He has made the step up from World Superbikes to the top level, and we spent a lot of time talking about the differences I would encounter. He gave me lots of little tips, from how to handle the tyres and how the carbon brakes are so much more responsive, to how the rigidity of the bike affects your riding style.
I can't thank him enough for that, but it's noticeable that now I've started doing quite well and competing with him that the tactical talk has dried up! We've just been getting on well as friends, and it's vital that we do get on. Teams can be ripped apart if the riders fall out, as their mechanics then often won't talk to each other and it creates a horrible atmosphere - not one conducive to success, at any rate."
You have to laugh really. Tut tut, James...
"Colin Edwards, my team-mate, has been really helpful when it comes to adapting to MotoGP, and at the very early stages of my time with Tech3 he was invaluable.
He has made the step up from World Superbikes to the top level, and we spent a lot of time talking about the differences I would encounter. He gave me lots of little tips, from how to handle the tyres and how the carbon brakes are so much more responsive, to how the rigidity of the bike affects your riding style.
I can't thank him enough for that, but it's noticeable that now I've started doing quite well and competing with him that the tactical talk has dried up! We've just been getting on well as friends, and it's vital that we do get on. Teams can be ripped apart if the riders fall out, as their mechanics then often won't talk to each other and it creates a horrible atmosphere - not one conducive to success, at any rate."
You have to laugh really. Tut tut, James...