[lennie]

I remember back when Stoner was labelled a crasher. All because he rode beyond the limits of the bike. Once he got on to the Ducati (already a race winner and the last by Bayliss WSK Champ).

While the Ducati was a race winner Stoner held his own and manhandled the bike to win races and a championship. Over time the bike lost its winning edge. Was that Stoner or the issue of the Ducati engineers to not understand what was needed to keep it a winner in time. History states the head Ducati guy was moved aside and the new head has made major improvements supplying what is needed. Stoner goes to Honda on another race winning bike and wins a championship again. Again over time the bike losses its winning edge. At this point we need to understand why.

Over time I watched as a proud Aussie as Stoner was becoming more negative in his responses but also understood after 20 years of racing and many years in Europe he was over it.

My Kiwi mate believes Stoner can ride around issues but the winning bikes he starts with lose the winning edge.

I hope Stoner does bring something to Ducati as he will push beyond the current field of riders they have and hopefully with the new engineering structure they can make it competitive for 2016.

Seems after all the testing the Michelin rear has good grip and loads the front to fold in many case. I am happy the new electronics make it a more even playing field and should make the racing more enjoyable.

Just my $0.02