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| Originally Posted by 749er Did that assume Hayden would have finished higher than third? Would have been tough trying to pass Capirossi and Bayliss |
Yeah it did, Nicky was in 2nd at the time Rossi binned it so they've kept him there based on the fact that Nicky slowed after receiving the pit board telling him that Rossi was in P20.
They obviously feel that he could have maintained that spot.
The other factor not included in the equation is Rossi's ability to race. We've seen him so many times come from a poor qualifying position to carve his way through the pack and bugger off at the front - but, was there a setup issue with the M1? Why was Rossi only 11th in the warmup and why wasn't he already making his way through the pack by the 5th lap? We've seen him go from 7th to 1st on the 1st lap before because he goes even better when there are people around him to race.
Hrmmm ... all just interesting supposition I suppose
