MOTOGP » de Puniet stars on Honda debut

Takes a certain style to flash the 6 pack, smile & give the thumbs up after, once again, having just simultaneously wrecked a $250k motorcycle whilst T-boning a fellow rider into oblivion. I hope LCR have a big re-build budget.

stoner and checa both crashed the LCR a lot... now u go and put a crash king on a crash bike... its going to be a DISASTER!

Whether RDP jumped or was pushed, either way Kawasaki are better off without him. This season - 7 DNFs, 1 podium, no other top 5 finishes, 11th in championship with just 104pts. Kawasaki want to be taken as credible challengers, they have a good bike and expect results from their senior rider and I'm sorry but RDP has not delivered. You don't get any points for being quick in testing, qualifying or setting fastest laps. Don't know if Hopper is the right man but he will definitely bring more to the party.

Frankly Hawkeye, the ONLY person who delivered this year was Stoner. ALL the others under-performed, including Rossi & Pedrosa.

I absolutely agree 100% with you Mikey. Nothing personal against RDP, he's a good guy. But I still think a good rider would have done a lot better with that bike and the support given to him from the team. Especially with the Hondas/Yamahas underperforming he really missed a golden opportunity to bag some good results.

Poo!

Honda will make sure that only the factory team will get the Factory-Honda. The others will get the typical Honda-lawnmower.

I feel a little sorry for Randy knowing that next year the difference between a Honda and a honda is going to be to big to cover up...at least he makes the best of it...

Alléz Randy