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#04: I am so happy to be wrong :)

He can’t beat MM in virtually any circumstance other than a serious injury to MM, he has basically forged him into an implacable foe who will even settle for position now rather than take a risk that might give Valentino any semblance of a look in. It seems Valentino and Uccio are reduced to demonising MM as he continues to win titles. MM did not cheat Valentino out of a 10th title in 2015, as MM himself said Valentino needed to beat Lorenzo in the end of season races, not him. Beating Pedrosa in a number of races and Iannone in one would have helped as well.

The biggest trouble with Rossi is the fact that over the last 20 odd years, he has either demonised the opposition or he's failed dismally, certainly the last 6 years since the advent of Marquez, he's been on the back foot, a bit like the tail enders in cricket, trying to survive for a draw.