"Thanks to everybody because this will be my last ride in MotoGP, I've had some great times but I'm really comfortable where I am and this is probably best left to the young guys." Troy Bayliss.
http://www.ducati.com/racing/home_ne...l?newsId=31626 He'd also signed the deal to stay with Ducati WSB for 2007 before the MotoGP race:
http://www.ducati.com/racing/home_ne...l?newsId=32035