Q: s there still a silver lining because you’re still seventh in points, probably one good finish away from fifth?
Colin Edwards: Yeah, if fifth could possibly give anybody encouragement. I don’t like racing for fifth. But the reality of it is you’ve got Valentino, Lorenzo, Stoner and Pedrosa, who are the four fastest guys at the moment. Getting in amongst them, to get on the podiums, you’ve got to beat two of them in the first place. To win a race, you’ve got to beat all four of them. It’s not like they’re making it easier on us. They just keep throwing new faster guys at us. But yeah, I think apart from those four, I think it’s probably a race for who’s best of the rest.
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Q: Moving on to Mugello. What makes that place so special? Is it the track? The atmosphere? All of it?
Colin Edwards: It’s a good track, man. Between the track and the fans, it’s one of those places that, oh, man, unless you’ve been to Jerez, it’s hard to explain. It has so much culture, as well. It’s back in the woods, out in the middle of nowhere, seemingly. It’s just awesome. It is a great event. It always has been. All those things combined: culture and history and atmosphere.
Q: Sounds a lot like Indy.
Colin Edwards: Yeah, exactly. Exactly. It does. It does. It’s (Mugello) definitely one of the races that everybody looks forward to going to just because it’s Mugello. Mugello is Mugello, and it will always be. It will always have that air of mystique around it.
Q: That agility is even more important than power at Mugello even though you have that long straightaway?
Colin Edwards: Oh, hell, the front straightaway, that’s nothing compared to all the chicanes around there. If you lose a tenth at every chicane around there, well, hell, you’re talking five- or six-tenths of a seconds just done, finished. And you can’t make up a half-second on the straightaway. The straight is definitely good if you’ve got a bit of horsepower to power around somebody. But there are just as many passing spots all over that track. You don’t really need the straightaway just to pass.
Q: How long do you think Jorge Lorenzo can hold off Valentino Rossi, especially because they’re teammates? You have a unique perspective on that: You’ve been Valentino’s teammate.
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Colin Edwards: I’ve got people asking me this question all the time about Valentino. I will never, ever bet against Valentino. I don’t think there’s anybody who will bet against Valentino. His record speaks for itself. He’s good at that waiting game, too. He can sit around, he can’t wait, wait for you to make a mistake, wait for you to get your confidence destroyed a little bit. He plays all those games. So I don’t think it’s a matter of if Jorge can hold him off. I just think it’s a matter of when’s Valentino going to decide to stop farting around and just get on with it. And it’s about this time of the year he usually does it. Read Full Story
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