Chaz had one test & three GP's just to get comfortable with the bike and tyres, learn and adapt his style from 250 privateer \ AMA supersport to MotoGP. Nicky Hayden took 2 or 3 seasons as a works Honda rider to stop crashing & start getting decent results. Some people are lucky enough to be given the breaks & be nurtured along the way, whilst others have to work their balls off on privateer kit for little or no reward for several seasons before they even get a sniff of a break.

Do you expect Chaz to be running the same race pace as Stoner, Capirossi or Barros? Yes it is basically the same package but they have had almost twelve months of testing, racing and refining the "package" to suit their styles. And if just one small part of the equation is slightly off, then they find themselves way down the order no matter who they are (ask Rossi).

I hoped Chaz would be getting better results but in all honesty what other rider on this planet who has no prior MotoGP experience could do any better under the same circumstances? Good luck for Valencia Chaz.