I have real high hopes to Hopkins. I really think the Kawasaki is a better bike than the Suzuki. He is due for a win, and I hope he will be in contention for the title.

The Melandri \ Stoner duo could turn into the equivalent of Hamilton \ Alonso battle in F1. That should be interesting.

Lorenzo, I think is over rated. He is close to being as good as Pedrosa, who beat him to the 250 title 1st. We'll see how he does in the top class... so far many 250gp stars have failed where Rossi succeded (Capirossi, Hoffman, Biaggi, Nieto, DePuniet, the list goes on...)

DeAngellis, made it to the Gresini Team. (not Pramac Ducati... my bad)

And Toseland... I am sorry to say I will be highly surprised to see him be competitive in the Tech 3 Yamaha camp.