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I think the top five had a GREAT race and are in a great position, including Stoner. I'm not going to lie, although I hate the lack of action on his part, he simply did what he had to in order to get the most points as possible. And besides, the top 4 racers were incredibly spaced apart. Two seconds ahead just at the end of the first lap is a bit scary to know. I can live happily with the results for now, but will be annoyed if they turn out this way all the time.
Rossi simply did what he could. In my opinion, the gap was only due to the M1's development. Yamaha didn't make as much of a radical change to the bike like Desmosedici. I hope the rest of the season isn't decided by bike, but right now it's the only good reason to how this race turned out. Stoner won by lapping fast, not by racing. Good job to him like I said, but sooner or later people will want to come see an acutal race. On a more fair note, Rossi had a bad start. Who knows what could've happened if he didn't have to deal with Capirossi and Lorenzo. At the moment, the only way to keep up with Stoner is to have a clear track between you and him with perfect lapping. Anyway, 2nd for Rossi is keeping him on pace for the championship.
Lorenzo did a superb job. First he has a major rookie debut, then he has to change tyres and adjust to them in a short preseason. Sure, the gap between him and Rossi was bigger than the Rossi-Stoner gap, but he's holding very well.
Colin has never dissapointed since the preseason. Talk about a strong Yamaha finish. Perhaps the 'equal bike' thing is working out well, or Guy Colon really made that much of a difference. Congrats to him, and honestly I'm most fond of his result. There's a swarm of merciless riders on the grid and he managed to size up with the satellite bike. Colin always improves more than drops back.
Dovi surprised me most. I really didn't think he had it all together since most news on the website hints he's not 100% sure with his bike yet. He managed to get away from the supposedly-dangerous de Angelis. Dovi's post-race comments suggest he's really analytical with what's going on. Congrats for he taking the top Honda spot.
Suzuki didn't have the debut they were hoping. Chris managed a decent 7th but both riders found inconsistencies with their bikes - which is a bad thing. Anyone can blame the weather, but everyone on the grid had to deal with it so Suzuki is taking it hard. Shame Capirossi couldn't pull up any points. He was doing very well in the race.
Pedrosa had a terrible race. I don't think he'd care about the collision with de Angelis if he wasn't injured. But I think de Angelis was feeling a little too ahead of himself in the race. He's had a strong pre-season, and so good job to him. As for Pedrosa…I really hope he can get himself together. Like 4 parts of his body are broken.
Hayden, Melandri, and Gibernau had some sad races being that they were old-time favorites. They all have the same issue with having a lack of seat time. The D16 is a hard bike to learn on and Hayden was riding injured. Melandri only had half a preseason to learn his new Kawasaki, and Sete simply hasn't been on a GP bike in years -not to mention Sete has never raced an 800cc bike..
Kallio was probably the only other racer I'd highlight. Coming from 250cc, he really got a hang of things with the short test time, even though he just beat a bunch of riders who had injury or bike problems.
I think Qatar didn't do most riders justice. The unexpected delay, numerous injuries, bike issues, and lack of test time made things a bit twisted. Only the top 4 looked right….in my opinion. Great race though for the 5. They really have good things going for them.
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