Man.....thats a strong to bet against Rossi at Mugello. Lorenzo has had some amazing rides this year.....but Rossi + Mugello. I don't know.
In 2009 at Mugello it was Stoner, Lorenzo and Rossi, in that order. Rossi now has a major shoulder issue and does get beat here, and Lorenzo is on fire. Stoner has been a crap shoot this year and has significant negative effect on my points total at least twice this year. Let's say Stoner is top qualifier this year. Where do you put him given his renewed tendency to bin it?
Done: 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA 2 Casey STONER AUS 3 Nicky HAYDEN USA 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA 5 Dani PEDROSA SPA 6 Ben SPIES USA 7 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA 8 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA 9 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA 10 Colin EDWARDS USA 11 Randy DE PUNIET FRA 12 Mika KALLIO FIN 13 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA 14 Marco MELANDRI ITA 15 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN
Assen bump. BTW: my 123 points for Silverstone actually tied me for first (and a set of MotoGp grandstand tickets) but the tie breaker was the total number of points, hence fourth place.
Funny you should mention that, b/c the motogp "cookie" on my computer had an issue and my final selections for one round were not saved. I still had rossi to win or place after he was in the hospital. . .
I don't see Stoner beating Lorenzo. Last year Lorenzo finished second behind Rossi, but beat third place Stoner by 18 seconds. Spies for third is a real possibility. And given how unreliable Stoner has been it might make real sense to pick Spies ahead of Stoner.
I think Ben can beat Stoner, he's going to pick up speed and I think he's better at tire conservation if they go with softs. If the Duc's speed was going to be a huge advantage I think it would already be showing. Also heard Nicky toasted a motor and Stoners was sounding very not good... Luckily I'm not playing so none of what I think matters