MOTOGP » Crash.net's French GP blog: Friday

Hey Bigwl3, totaly agree with you, that kid is riding like Rossi in the old days. (and he is a big Rossi fan obviously) I think he and Spies could be doing well in Motogp. Not sure about outshining Toseland, but defenitely fun to watch.

Hayden will get picked up by Kawasaki unless he makes the moronic decision to go to the career killing Ducati. Melandri is also another candidate for Kawasaki unless he's smart and decides to go back to familiar territory with Gresini. Dovi will be in Hayden's spot on the Repsol team. Spies will be alongside Capirex at suzuki. Vermulen will either go to World Superbike or take De Puniet's seat on LCR. Kallio will go to Kopron Scot and fill Dovi's void. Nobody's going to want to take the D'antin seat.

Close guys: close!! CV to replace Melandri at Ducati - he doesn't mind it wriggling a bit: Hopper to Alice Ducati - cos he's just nuts: Agree Westy, De Puniet and Sylvan to another category - most likely WSS or BSB... maybe WSBK: Hayden to either LCR or Alice with Hopper - cos he really has nowhere else to go. The rest are pretty settled I think.

He will stay in Ducati.Everbody will see!!

Only if Melandri and the Duc can gel macio...

Its too late, Nicky is in Marco is out. I just hope Westy gets a Honda so he show everybody its not his fault the Kawasaki's are rubish

Apparently there has been dialogue between Kallio and Ducati about next season. He's definitely got the experience.

Why would Hayden go to Ducati? Those bikes depend on the electronics, Stoner is superb at exploiting them, but Hayden HATES electronics and traction control...

Nicky Hayden will go to Ducati to replace Marco. Shocking news about Robert Dunlop.

Spartans and chariots?
Who is this tw4t?

I have it on good authority that Lorenzo is hurt but no where nearly as bad as he and his team are trying to make out.
What I have heard is that one leg has only soft tissue damage and the other - the one in plaster has a couple of cracked bones in the foot - the rest is tendon stretching - no tendons have actually been detached.
It makes sense really: you can't be competitive on a MotoGP bike without being able to use your feet and legs: 85% of your effort goes through them.

Got to agree about poor old Westie: he's not making the grade now is he?

3rd Tony, Marco & Sylvan - their lap times are similar is it fair to eject them from MotoGP?