[SergioK]

I don't think VR has lost any talent over the years (getting older). If anything, his talent and ability to push the envelope has increased, but so has everyone else's (Lorenzo, Pedrosa, etc). I have viewed VR's Achilles's heel solely being the bike. I'd imagine that it is hard to ditch a brand when you've got this huge, scratch that, MASSIVE amount of financial gain by sticking around. But, I bet he's itching to secure himself even more firmly in the history books. I've never met a humble racer, EVER.