Remond me. How many championships has Smith won? Oh hold on, none, not even Spnish ones. I am a fan of Smith compared to Crutch but Crutch is the better rider. His records speaks for itself, regardless of how far your head goes underground
Bradley is still only 24 and to say he's top satellite rider currently in 2015 its not a bad place to be, lets be fair to him, as he's gotten older he's got better and therefore surely stands to reason you'll see him catch Cal if indeed theres any catching left. Cals 29 (30 in a couple of months) and whilst id love to be myself, its getting towards the latter part of a motogp career whereas Bradley is surely bang in the middle.
Crutchlow and the Yam were a great combination,in the 3 years he rode the bike he surpassed all expectations with regular front row starts and podiums,he was without doubt at that time the best of the rest coming very close to winning a race on a satellite bike ,in his first and only season at Ducati he struggled like hell at the start of the season then once he got his head sorted he put on some great performances at the end of the season on the older bike with zero upgrades all season,this season he is not doing as well but who can you compare him with,Scott Redding ? enough said,and i am a big Redding fan and think he is the future of British riders.Smith is a great rider and is far more likable than Crutchlow but in his 3 years at Tech 3 what has he done ? ,a gifted podium,put him on a works Yam would he beat Lorenzo or Rossi ?,good point about him only being 24 and can/will only get better but i think he will only ever be a mid pack rider and will never get a works ride.
Smith is still improving, so with the right bike and a bit of luck I can see him winning races....or with a lot of luck challenge for the championship in a couple of years. Crutchlow can win races (again with a bit of luck) but with his constant wingeing is unlikely ever to get a bike to do so, you need to be Stoner good to pull that off. If he wants a shot at another championship his best bet would be to go back to Yamaha with cap in hand to try and blag a 2 year WSB deal.
Can't agree with that,smith is on a top 4 bike,at the moment he is underachieving ,Lorenzo would be top three on the tech 3,remember if smith is still improving what will Marquez be like when he is 24 ?,would like to see the older Espagaro on a works bike.
You are clutching at straws and making unfair comparisons,,,,ok i will remind you,,, Smith lost out on the Spanish championship by one point,, ( i suppose you are gong to say there not any good Sp riders ),,,, the great Crashalot has 2 supersport championshps to show for his 15 years in the saddle, Smith is in the top flight of Motogp after less that 6,,,
Ffs the guys name is Crutchlow,give the guy a break, like him or loath him,at the end of the day he is a British guy in moto gp, rather that than another spaniard,ever single guy and girls on all moto gp grids are mega talented and fair play to them all,
Pmsl I'm clutching at straws. 'He's the top fella. Not won anything. But THE top fella.' Assume you have big feet to match the red nose
