So they deliberately set out to handicap themselves this year? There’s no way I see that being accepted as a good thing by either Rossi or Burgess.
I reckon that was done because last years chassis was just about unrideable for anyone else but Stoner. Hayden didn’t do well on it, and he’s an excellent rider.
If Rossi had thought he could win on last year’s chassis, that’s what he would be riding.
They decided to dump last years heap of junk and leapfrog onto next years with the view that it would give them an edge in developing the new chassis ahead of the new 1000cc lump being thrown in.
As much as it is a pile of crap compared to the Japanese bikes I’d still love to have a go.