Rome wasn't built in a day. Rossi has made massive in roads into making the machine better, so next year should prove to be interesting. Dont discount Rossi just yet.
Stoner is indeed an excellent rider....his style suited the Duke very well, but I do wonder if his previous season of regular crashing (yup...already forgotten, as was Lorenzos regular crashing too before he improved....as opposed to Rossi, who is just about inch perfect and hardly crashes) set him up better to ride the Duke, more of a bloody minded style as compared to Rossis very meticulous and calculated style.
Rossi would appear to be taming the beast, even if the MotoGP is about finished, each race is an opportunity to learn and improve the bike....practice sessions, and qualifying...and the race.
I personally think the team is now on a massive development program for next year...and next year will most likely see the return of Rossi to the front of the pack with all the other manufacturers moaning that the Duke is too good....its a cycle....its Honda this year, it'll be Duke next year....very similar to when Aprilia dominated WSB last year and manufacturers were moaning about the valve gear train...ffs. didn't do them much good this year, so the moaning was needless and pathetic......just race!
Good luck to Rossi, well done to stoner, and hopefully Lorenzo and his forced antics/lollypop licking will be relegated to yesteryear.
Posted: 19/10/2011 at 04:37
