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I vaguely remember a big-wig at Honda laughing at the prospect of Rossi racing for them again... but i wonder how true to their word they really are

You'd think Rossi would literally LEAP at the chance to get on that Honda now after the piece of shit Ducati has pumped out again.

My hope is that Marquez gets the seat and Pedrosa gets the arse all together, Rossi finally retires and some of those nutbags in Moto2 make the step up.

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The Ducati is definitely not the bike to be on this year, but am I the only one that thinks Rossi may have been affected (even if only slightly) by the knowledge that he hit simoncelli in the back in the crash that killed him?

Sure he might have died even if Rossi didn't hit him as he came off, but it can't be an easy thing to deal with

I doubt he felt the need to prove much after his 4th...5th... 6th... And so on...

I've just been thinking for a while now that something like that has got to f**k with your head no matter how much of a professional you are. Not only a fellow rider, but countrymen and friend..

He's always publicly stated that he would much prefer to be in Australia, and that he spends as much time as he can.

Perhaps now he has a family, and in the wake of Simoncelli's tragic death, he's decided to hang it up so he can enjoy life. Hell; he's still got all his fingers and toes, not many racers end up with a full complement.

I'd be happy to see him in a V8SC; he's got a no bullshit approach, and I'm sure he'd adapt easily. He certainly wouldn't be the first rider to race cars.

Casey Stoner dominates opening MotoGP practice at Le Mans

Pos Rider Team/Bike Time Gap

1. Casey Stoner Honda 1m34.321s

2. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1m34.908s + 0.587s

3. Andrea Dovizioso Tech 3 Yamaha 1m35.065s + 0.744s

4. Ben Spies Yamaha 1m35.202s + 0.881s

5. Hector Barbera Pramac Ducati 1m35.213s + 0.892s

6. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1m35.239s + 0.918s

7. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha 1m35.318s + 0.997s

8. Alvaro Bautista Gresini Honda 1m35.336s + 1.015s

9. Nicky Hayden Ducati 1m35.403s + 1.082s

10. Valentino Rossi Ducati 1m35.829s + 1.508s

11. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati 1m36.291s + 1.970s

12. Stefan Bradl LCR Honda 1m36.500s + 2.179s

13. Randy de Puniet Aspar Aprilia 1m36.935s + 2.614s

14. Aleix Espargaro Aspar Aprilia 1m37.916s + 3.595s

15. Mattia Pasini Speed Master Aprilia 1m38.140s + 3.819s

16. Yonny Hernandez Avintia FTR-Kawasaki 1m38.209s + 3.888s

17. Michele Pirro Gresini FTR-Honda 1m38.255s + 3.934s

18. James Ellison Paul Bird Aprilia 1m38.943s + 4.622s

19. Danilo Petrucci Ioda-Aprilia 1m39.110s + 4.789s

20. Ivan Silva Avintia Inmotec-Kawasaki 1m39.729s + 5.408s

21. Chris Vermeulen Forward Suter-BMW 1m41.398s + 7.077s

was a top race. love watching any racing at that track. Pity F1 cannot go there instead of some of the Tielke sh*t tracks.

and one add was sensational, why cant F1 have on set of add breaks every half hour??

It'll be very interesting to see who gets Casey seat and probably Spies one too!

Cal should hop straight into Spies spot, but managers and agents will be fighting tooth and nail over that spare factory Honda spot

I imagine they've already jockeying for negotiation position 6 months in advance

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