Big **** up. No wingeing. Just the facts. You could see Rossi's back end dancing about. Of course all the non-riders, non-racers on this forum know better, especially hacks like Monty the ***** McClown. Anyway, this makes for a very tight finish. But 23 seconds back isn't the usual deal. Even Lorenzo was surprised. I race vintage jap iron and if you can't get the back wheel down properly then you're ****ed no matter what. Even on the old beaters we race, the slightest setting change can make the bike behave in a radically different manner. And by the way, you Burgess bashers, once YOU have been chief engineer to 3 world champions, you can start bashing him. Until then, shut the **** up.