folk starting to take the p--- now

[Phil]

  I think the whole issue comes down to what seems to be a very english concept of knocking winners.

I wasnt knocking Rossi in that sense.

I did have a chuckle when they said he had used Hayden's settings at Qatar as they were struggling with theirs. All this after the very public building of the wall in the Yamaha pits. If he wasn't so cocky then maybe people wouldn't have so much of a problem with him now. There was also the 'Stoner isnt trying' comments he made.

Going back to 2004 Rossi didnt pick the fastest engine, he picked the most user to match the user friendly handling Yamaha and relied on his skill to make the difference.
Sadly the Ducati isnt user friendly in its handling and thats his issue. I was hoping the softer construction tyres would help him out, I'd like to see Rossi back up at the front challenging for wins. I cant see that happening for a while under normal conditions.

Rossis skills are so extreme he has to have machinery to do the job, to match stoner ( who is probably the best current rider in the world)  on a slower bike is a big ask..

The Ducati isnt slow
http://resources.motogp.com/files/result...1_01cacdb9

and moved at the same time its become the best bike out there.Look at how easily he and pedrosa just wafted past everyone at quatar...lorenzo won by hanging on , 

Lorenzo beat Pedrosa though. Not just by hanging on either.