I see on the UK commentary they were saying Dovi has the offer of a Honda for next year,his problem he doesn't carry any money and hence why Yamaha want Rossi with his millions in sponsership who ever does go will have to ride for free and find his wages else where,like Spies did.
The problem being does anyone think after Yamaha paying Lorenzo 11 million Euro for 2013 they are going to let the backup man upset the apple cart!!,he'll be doing as he's told,that would be my concern with Cal going,and I've no doubt the situation isn't lost on Rossi either.
Ducati are obviously looking for some continuity with Hayden,apart from the fact he's easy to work with and the best
PR rider in the paddock,but seeing how he got so easyly mugged at Muggello shows the mega bucks he's got in the bank have knocked the edge off him,I know folk like him on here,but I think it's a major clanger,if Rossi leaves and I was running Ducati I'd have gone for Cal and Dovi the competition between them would have dragged the bike to the front.
I'm not going into the Cal contract thing with Ducati,that will come to it's own conclusion one way or another.
They were also saying that Spies WILL go to BMW WSB with Melandri(some kind of team e'h!!) for big bucks,I can't believe despite denials that it(BM) isn't getting ready for Moto GP.