MOTOGP » Toseland third!

Fantastic stuff from JT. I know you can't read too much into testing, but it's still great.

Well we can read into it a little, He will be expected to perform here in race trimm, Personally Im calling 13th to 15 in WC, PI will be his best result of the year. He will tag on the back of Rossi and hang in there for everthing he's got, He seems to be temprementle like that ol King Toe.

Ace27 - it's not like PI is the only circuit on the calendar that he's been to before... Think Valencia, Donington, Laguna Seca, Misano, Qatar, Assen and Brno (He's won SBK races at most of them too!). Plus he'll have done a fair bit of testing at Sepang and Jerez.

I'll admit he's got tracks to learn and still has lots to learn about the bike.

Don't be fooled by the easygoing outward personality you see in the paddock. He's a real hard fighter once he gets the leathers on..

Go James!!

James keeps improving every time he goes out
and what's more he's realistic and humble in his statements, really good, an asset to MotoGP

So because JT finished 3rd on one test day means he is the next big thing??

Maybe not the next big thing but to us Brits he certainly is (things have been a bit barren for quite a few years for us). Take a look where the many seasoned regulars finished yesterday (Melandri, Capirossi, Vermulen, etc etc). This guy also wapped Baiggi, Bayliss and Nori in WSBK don't forget.

This performance, albeit early in the year and with no full grid to contest positions, still speaks volumes bout JT's potential. im a Yank who's seen the alot of motogp greats king kenny, lawson, rainey, doohan, schwantz, vale, and the odd young gun (stoner, hayden) and i think its fair to say that toseland does have it in him to be world champ in time. He's adapted superbly and is talented and hungry but still patient enough like the championship predecessors before him to apply his craft at the right time to win races. We've seen it in superbikes and his ability to apply different styles (getting away fast like rainey) or studying opponents (rossi) will enable him to compete with the best

I was wondering when tankmax46 was going to come on and say something to put JT down. My only shock is that it took you so long.

ratty that is not put down, it's a question. I think JT is a great rider otherwise he wouldn't be in motogp or have wsbk championships.

well done JT. i think this is what the English riders needed, someone to look up to and think they can do what james has done and is doing now, instead of someone at the back of the grid.

hope james can carry this on through out the year