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Angry!! ??

Cal should be realy happy, not angry, what is he angry about? with Yamaha he can challange more at the front if he like dovi will now join ducati it will be a very negative year for him. he has lots and lots to learn yet. fast but not consistent. he can adjust but not develop so it must be clear to him that ducati choose dovi instead of him. let him ride and learn another year with tech3. if he's not happy and still angry please tech3 take another rider who will be happy to ride for you. like POL ESPAGARO. Cal cant show up big mouth and be angry. if he doesnt like it move to wss or wsbk. its obvious ducati needs alot of develop and cal can only setup a bike. so just ride your ass of this season ride your ass of next season and make sure other factory's notice you, let the riding do the talking cal. you didn't prove anything yet in motogp.

Better handled

I really like Cal.

But I do think it could have been and continue to be better managed.

I agree with what someone said earlier, he has not got 100% from the existing bike yet and I bet the Yamaha will be a better bike again next year.

The Ducati on the other hand? Well if Audi go for a Le Man 24h style attack on the race series who knows? But it seems unlikely to produce a winning bike for a couple of years.

It the mean time I would suggest he cools the fireworks with Ducati. You dont want to burn down any future bridges.

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bull shit...Ducati dont deserve Cal ? Other way around, people hype Cal up beyond his actual capabilities. Iv lost count how many times hes binned the yam and its a better handling bike than the gp12 ! Of course, like many I like him, we need aggression and effort in gp, just like Simoncelli had, and Cal certainly gives it a good go, but hes off the pace at this stage on a damn good bike. The Ducati would be a nightmare for him, its too powerful and it would be a disastrous partnership. Good job it didnt come off for both parties.

Not sure who the winner is

The jury is still out on the Ducati ride. I have the greatest respect for Dovi's abilities but no one so far has made it work. Even Stoner ended up on his ass way too many times. If Rossi's return to Yamaha is less than spectacular i.e. he quits, then a tech three ride could be the way into a full Yamaha works ride.

DUCATI

A deal isn't a deal until you've got the money and unfortunately, in this case, there was nothing signed and no money was paid!! You live and learn and perhaps Cal should have waited until he had the contract in writing before thinking that it was a done deal. That's life!!!! and as I said earlier, until you've been paid the money a deal isn't a deal, unfortunately. That doesn't excuse Ducati for leading him up the garden path but it would seem that they had second thoughts and changed their mind! He should have asked for a commitment, in writing, on the day, from Ducati and if Ducati weren't prepared to give some form of commitment it was because they weren't 100% commited! Looks like he needs me there to negotiate for him and close the deal on the day!!!Lol!!! Having said all of that, sometimes it is better to "bite your lip" and say nothing as you never know hopw things can change and they can come back to you, to your benefit!! Something else better will turn up Cal!! You'll see!!Ciao