Fabrizio keen to stamp authority on '09 bike.

well he's not done alot with this years bike has he? expected alot more from this guy, another who can't cut it on a factory ride

He's too hot & cold from one race to another, definitely not consistent enough so far to warrant staying in works Ducati team.

if this boy is still on the duke in 09 then tardozzi must be desperate!!!!

sadly i believe that fabrizio will be on the factory 09 ducati purely because he is tardy's blue eyed boy.if the rumours are true and that shane byrne is on the possibilities list then i feel it would be a bad move for him is i think that fabrizio would get better treatment.The big thing is who do you put on the other factory xerox ducati? options BIAGGI(getting on a bit and hasn't performed consistantly enough )SMRZ ( done ok in patches but never in a factory set-up )XAUS ( too inconsistant and did someone say CRASH )

just put another aussi on it ha ha

Despite a tendency to the view that a well balanced bike's one with a chip on each shoulder in the best digger tradition, maheadebear might even be right :-)

Corser, ancient tho he may be, is a pretty tidy development rider.

Beside his performance, and yeah obviously it would help him if he made it to the top 5 consistently, his ability to provide useful feedback as a development rider ... assuming he can do that ... could also help Fabri keep his ride.

BMW seem 2 think aussies can make bikes perform....hey hedgeholer do we have chips on our shoulders ... u must b english

wow, an aussie/english slagging match starting again, thats never been done before

harms127 dont u read the motogp pages ha ha ...he started it first sir...............