Just to clarify as a member of the team, Nick did not make the comparison RE Billy and we are all well aware of Billy's talents and appreciate them (Look for where the quotation marks finish). Billy is a still a good friend of ours and we always congratulate him when he wins and we still hang out and catch up as always.

However, this seasons bike is much improved through a lot of hard work from Nick and the lads at the workshop, while without doubt Si is impressing us all, riding the wheels off of it and with a little less bad luck Julien will be challenging him too. I think the reference was more to do with the way the package of rider and team has moved forward this season