Casey is definitely talented. And when you have that much talent and are riding the best bike on the field with the best crew tuning it, that makes for dominating performances like this year...

Rossi enjoyed that edge when he was on the Honda. He put in 3 consecutive years of clinching the title early with 100+ points advantage.

He then followed it up with 2 more years of domination on the Yamaha... when it was reliable While Honda ran around like chickens with no heads signing veteran riders (Sete, Biaggi & Barros) instead of focusing on Nicky.

So I am pretty tired of seeing Rossi have that advantage. Casey is a welcomed change, Glad to see what I always suspected. Another great rider on a reliable fast bike with a great crew behind it equating to a MotoGP title.

Now I don't agree that it is fair to call Nicky a 1 hit wonder. Pedrosa might have scored more points this season but he has failed to produce a title on a bike that Honda has tailored around him. There are way too many things going on at Honda for Nicky to be able to look like he attempted a title defense.

Nicky is currently riding without traction control and has been doing better since that change. It is also rumored that Nicky finally got a new chassis that better suited his style, halfway through the season...
Nicky didn't loose the title... Honda pathetically gave it away and they can thank their all knowing spanish sponsor for Dani getting the #1 development seat... Go honda!!! Rubbish!