Checa is there due to money, nothing more nothing less, I feel for Troy, and to be honest I hope he gets the rumoured Honda ride and kicks Checa's and Ducati's backside.
The GP4 hasn't done anything this year and one podium each to Bayliss and Capirossi, admittedly Capirossi hasn't chucked it as many times, but I would think that's more down to the bike not the riders.
Chucka (sorry Checa) will be exactly where he was with Yamaha, nowhere, just making up the numbers, bagging a few points, if he's lucky.
Bayliss on the Camel is very close to a done deal. Max has been riding in Repsol colours (no wording) on a black RCV211v this week. So once Max anounces what is really the number 1 ride in MotoGP I would expect to see the rest fall into place, - although financial issues with the likes of Aprillia and D'Antin need to be sorted and that may take longer.
As for the Tardozzi that look has to go down in history, well at least into this years Motocourse. But not surprising that Corse had expected Laconi to win; going into your home race leading a championship? He blew it big time, and Toseland proved a big point, and upped his contract value. Meeting him (J.T.) yesterday I was struck how much he had grown up (logical I know) in 2 years, he seems a very focussed guy now, not the shy young boy of the GSE team.
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yeah but on what should have been a superior bike, the yamaha did win the riders title and the team title so chucker should have been up nearer the front a lot more than he was
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nope and it was the quickest again in valencia yesterday with cappi n chucker 1/2sec behind both doing a 1.33.9 compared to v.r's 1.33.4, gureschi wasnt that far behind with a 1.35.5
do i have to cange my paint to yellow on my 999r for nest years season. bayliss is my nr 1 rider.. i have always loved the way he is racing and bahave outside the race track. i want suppo out of ducati. he is not the man to get the riders to do their best. bring back the T: from superbike .