I know there are a few here, like me, who take an interest in Moto GP. Since Rossi moved to Ducati it's lacked the exciting racing of the past but now he's back on his beloved Yamaha, this season is far from predictable. The first race will be at Qatar on 15/04 but there have been three official testing sessions over the winter. Two were at Sepang which suited the Hondas and were dominated by the rookie, 2012 Moto2 champion, Marc Marquez on the works Repsol Honda. The last three day testing session has just finished at Jerez which suits the Yamaha better. Although some sessions were wet they still had enough dry time to put in some serious laps and the combined times over the three days make some very interesting reading.
The first seven covered by .8 sec.
1. Cal Crutchlow (GBR) Yamaha
2. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Yamaha
3. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Yamaha
4. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Honda
5. Stefan Bradl (GER) Honda
6. Marc Marquez (SPA) Honda
7. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Ducati
So any of the top 6 capable of winning a GP with Yamaha cornering speed balanced by Honda power and Dovizioso showing perhaps that Stoner isn't the only man who can wrestle a Ducati successfully.
I hope the season delivers on the early promise - it could be the best one for years.
Ian
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