Istanbul Review: the Fat Cats' Wallets
While the on-track action in MotoGP may be thrilling, Toby Moody has concerns about the behind-the-scenes activity as he ponders the latest news from the paddock and asks if fat cats' wallets are any good for the sport...
Casey Stoner may well be heading for a good run here. Two wins in three races is pretty good going whatever you are doing, especially when at a new team. On Sunday he took 19 points out of Valentino Rossi who is still the favourite for the title because of his sheer genius. Or is he?
Stoner may now be getting to a point where he can say to the engineers at Ducati: "Hey, listen to me and make some parts to make us go even quicker." And may he do that quickly, because although Sunday in Turkey was a relative disaster for Rossi, he will not be down for long, during which time, Ducati need to get a march on the Japanese to build up a buffer of points. No different to what Hayden did last season with a 51-point lead in July last year.
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