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I hope Stoner recovers and remains in MotoGP, with Ducati. As much as I like Rossi, I'll be the first to admit the racing was getting boring when he had no competition, just like the Schumcher-led parades that turned me off of Formula One a few years ago. (Even Val himself seemed bored and ready for another challenge a few years ago, simply changing machines was only a brief solution.) Guys like Stoner, and Sete Gibernau before him, made the racing more challenging for Valentino, and therefore more exciting for us.
Casey deserves credit in my book, because he clearly dispelled the suggestions that the Ducati would have been dominant with anyone aboard. It's apparent that the thing requires something special in a rider to take advantage of its strengths and win with, something that makes him a threat every time he rides it.
If he's less "personable", I don't mind. Val has enough personality for both of them, at least. It's fitting that his arch-rival is virtually his polar opposite.
Casey deserves credit in my book, because he clearly dispelled the suggestions that the Ducati would have been dominant with anyone aboard. It's apparent that the thing requires something special in a rider to take advantage of its strengths and win with, something that makes him a threat every time he rides it.
If he's less "personable", I don't mind. Val has enough personality for both of them, at least. It's fitting that his arch-rival is virtually his polar opposite.