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Funny...

It is funny how everybody compares what CS did in 2007 with a 2007 bike vs other 2007 bikes with what Vale did in 2011-2011 with a better 2007 engine and a 2010-2011 chassis vs 2010 - 2011 complete new bikes... Ducati had the edge back then but afterwards their R&D went fishing also...

It is also very funny how everybody forgets that CS had the best of the pack bike in 2007 (Bridgestones + Top Speed) and that same bike declined over the years finishing 4th and 4th...

It is also very funny to see how people also do not like to admit that the Honda is the best bike since 2010 (seamless), Lorenzo won because of stability, talent and lack of competition from team mate while the 2 Honda rider's were cutting each others points...

It is also very funny how people forget what VR brought to this sport since the 90's, it is very sad that young boys new to this sport respect nothing about history.

Closing, to all Aussies out there: Doohan was a warrior, came back with a fucking shuttered leg when evrybody had already erased him from the charts and quicked ass... Stoner is no near Doohan regarding fighting spirit specially under pressure, that's why he went fishing... Do not underrestimate Rossi, I wouldn't be surprised if he is keeping a couple of hundreds of tenths up his sleeve for racing day...

eldiablo

Agree 100% mate...nice post. I also think rossi is too experienced to risk season ending injury in pre-season. When the lights go out for real, he will make even marquez's wild abandon look conservatitive. And i pity the fool who bets on anyone but rossi for this years mugello win!

There is a mis-comprehension about Rossi's role as a  rider.  Rossi is a rider not an engineer he doesn't go to Ducati and request a new frame or swinging arm or any other parts. What a rider does is tell the engineer what the bike 'feels' like under racing conditions - the engineer (Brugess) then interprets that info into what mechanical changes are needed to fix that problem - he then requests parts or changes from Ducati.  Ducati produce what is requested (by the engineer) and the rider goes out to test the new parts and gives his feedback on whether the bike feels better or worse. 

Comprehension Bob needs an open mind something which you and your little bum sniffing lapdog Prince of Repsol don't have.

Old Tales

There is nothing new about riders' views of Ducatiand vice versa. Remember Rossi avoiding the eyties for his 2004 mount? This was because Capirex told him that Ducati never listened to riders, and it would be many years before the Duke improved. Unfortunately, Ducati test riders test in Europe, while Jap companies test mainly in Japan. Consequently, Duke have more (misplaced) faith in their testers, whereas Big H and Yam realise that features based on test results may need to be modified for the European circuits. What is noticeable is that the Japs are now sending testers to Europe, so expect more friction in the Rising Sun camps.

no-one

seriously doubts valentino's greatness el diablo. Being a fan of his does not necessarily make you correct about everything else though, either concerning the universe  in general or motogp in particular, as seems to be a belief common to you and others.