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Oops, Type'O I ment Honda not Ducati

Dovi will be the most deserving for the Rookie of the year but will miss out (see prev post).
Dovi has the right attitude,temperament and the ability to one day be World Champion.In fact I think he will be Italy's next MotoGP World Champion.
As for the rest of the rookies-
Jorge will bin it too often, spit the dummy and go back to 250's (or the doof doof clubs of Majorca)
The Toe will find it tough on the kit he's given.Even Yamaha's best bike (Rossi's bike) will be behind the Repsol Hondas & the factory Dukes.
De Angelis, well he's De Angelis isn't he and I don't think we'll see anymore than we already have.
Prepared to say none of the rookies will find their way onto the podium in 08

I agree with ace

Quite right about Dovi's temperament. He kept it to himself for two years when he was outgunned by Lorenzo on a developed bike compared to his. No mouthing off about Honda's lack of power/development/commintment. He deserves his break with Honda.

Dovisiozo is a fantastic rider, very balanced and almost 'un-Italian' in his reactions.
Steady performer (in the rain too unlike Lorenzo).
He is already faster than the qualifying time of Carlos Checa at this track, after a handfull of laps experience.
If he continues like this he will go straight into the HRC works team in 2009, instead of Hayden.
The only weak point I can say about him is that he is sometimes a bit too 'sweet' when being overtaken by real h a r d a s s
riders (idiots like Hector Barbera).