So how many seasons did Coultard get beaten by Hakkinen and Kimmi? 1st and most important person to beat is your team mate! its also not looked on very well when you do the least when you have the most.

Bikes are different to cars, in that the rider has a lot more input ( kinda like push bikes ) a good rider can ride around the bikes weakneses. due to massive increases in technology and aero modern race cars are not like that, either the car is fast or it isnt.... its not often that you see a car outside the big 3 teams race on merit for a podium.

Also on the Rossi front, that bike isnt slow. this year it wasnt the bestso far, but last year i think it was. Jeremy Burgess has more to do with his success than many realise. theres a good reason he took him with him to Yamaha Stoner / Pedrosa are the way of the future in MotoGP. stoner is a good example of what can be done by a top class rider on a bottom of the line bike. hes getting results on that thing that should be embarasing the other teams and riders.