Sepang spoiler

Wow! God pulls another rabbit out of his hat. Rossi was 0.5s down going

Does he? - "This is what we've got, so we're just going to do the best
we can with what we've got. At the beginning of the year I was faster on
the old bike and I wanted to ride it and we understood there would be a
lot of improvements and new stuff. So it was a risky move."

except for the niggling clutch

And I think you significantly underestimate his situation...

into the last lap, catches Capirossi, passes him and then blocks the
last corner. Loris just didn't have the tyres or drive to hold Rossi
off. But the real hero is Dani in 3rd who looked ashen faced and
couldn't manage the press conference, being whisked away to be rebuilt.
So with a gash requiring 4 stitches just below the kneecap that's been
opening up every time he gets on the bike how much better will it be in
7 days time?

And then there's Hayden. Yet again he just didn't quite have the speed
and everyone is pointing at HRC. It's an open question that's becoming
more and more crucial as to whether he would have been faster on the
production RCV instead of the development bike. If he ends up losing the
championship, I think he'll every justification for pointing at HRC and
blaming them. This has more ramifications than just him. He's still

Yeah it would, but I don't think it will happen for a number of reasons, I
just wished that if/when the title comes home, he does too...
"1. Capi
2. Sete
3. Vale
4. Nicky
and not nesessarily in that order... "
Hmm, 4, outta 5, not too shabby if I say so myself...

Yeah, it's hard to tell. At one level, he's giving development input
and so bears some responsibility for the state of the bike. But on the
other hand, it is HRC, known for giving riders the bike that HRC wants
them to have as opposed to vice versa, and how much help can the rider
give for the clutch? It's not like chassis settings or something.

Reading the press releases you almost have to wonder if Honda would
prefer Rossi just nipping the championship from Pedrosa at the end of
the year, amazing rookie season, wave of the 800cc future, blah blah,
to Hayden winning it and then leaving.

negotiating with Honda for another contract with lots of other waiting
to see where he ends up before their own contracts get sorted. If he
jumped to Ducati or Yamaha, it would set off a domino line of other
changes.

Did we ever get confirmation as to if Ducati had resigned Sete? 5th
place wasn't bad for his first race back, I have to say.

Hayden 214
Pedrosa 192 -22
Rossi 188 -26
Capirossi 171 - 43
Melandri 168 - 46

4 races and 100 points still to go. Still looks like Hayden, Pedrosa and
Rossi needing a win at the final race to win the championship. But will
they go into that last race with <5 points between them? Could happen.
And how good would that be.

Why, So Rossi could steal/seal it in Valencia? For Nicky's sake it better
not come to that. I just hope the re-match of last years PI race has a
little bit different ending this time around, but from the looks of things
it prolly won't..