maybe he is just saying that to get Ducati to leave him alone, and then he goes and rides the M1
I doubt it, it would be challenging enough for to fight for top5 in WSB after 1,5 years absence, he would not risk his reputation with a bike (800) he has never ridden before...even if it is a proved championshipwinner.
Two things could have happened:
1.He was too slow compared to Haga and Fabrizio by the end of this test (this was a direct comparison, not like Mugello) and thinks he can not compete with them, not to mention Haslam or Biaggi at the moment.
2.The wife simply pulled the handbrake.
In my opinion both are correct more or less. When he tested in Mugello, Ducati announced the times immediately each day and now after day 1 (when Bayliss was already quite behind) I could not see any more times, so I am quite sure he was "defeated", which is no wonder...after 1,5 years nobody is able to continue at the very top immediately. I would love to see Troy´s coming back but maybe this is the right decision now. He should not have retired so early, the battles with Spies would have been classic. I am quite sure he would have been a tougher opponent (on the Duc), than Nori.
But the other thing that makes me sad a little, that the Race of champions got never materialized between him and Rossi. It should have been done at that time, when both were at their best.
