[herr_oberst]

If, next year the two title contenders are MM and George, what sort of revelations might come out if the championship comes down to the wire and one or the other needs some extracurricular help like we witnessed here today?

To me, I saw it like this: Mark was the wingman; that was patently obvious. George was losing speed in the late stages. Marquez could have passed for the win anywhere on the track. Pedrosa suddenly found he had speed, having cooled his heels for lap after lap with no threats from VR. One attempt at a pass for second, he realized that Mark was going to be aggressive, and if both the Hondas crashed, Dani would be the one that had most of the 'splaining to do back at the pits, and this could have big permutations come contract time.

Casey Stoner still has great speed. George might be looking for a new team soon. Dani knows he's never going to have the ride he has now....