think it was badly handled by Rossi/team manager and left bad taste after years of loyalty and commitment....
Still pride comes before a fall - who remembers him saying that he could sort the Ducati front end problem in short order when he was still at Yamaha the first time but it's still there after 2 years so maybe he wasn't quite the miracle worker that lots of people held him up to be. Nevertheless a shabby end to an exceptional career and he deserved better in my opinion.
