Possibly.
You're right that Jorge's complex psyche and cerebral side can be his own worst enemy but unlike his younger years in the feeder classes, it can also be his strength and his willingness to embrace sports psychology as a key part of his preparation has without doubt transformed him as a rider.
Vale is a wily cunning old sod though. But as crafty as he is, I think as he said, he expected it to rain again. Even if it had, the tyres were beginning to disintegrate quite badly. Had Rossi had pitted earlier like Marquez I believe he would have won - anything can happen in the remaining six races, but a 37 point lead on Jorge would have surely been unassailable.
I was so disappointed. I really want this to go to the wire. I would love to see Vale bag a tenth title, but equally would like to see Jorge win his fifth. I suppose, had it have stayed dry at Silverstone and Misano, it likely would have gone the other way and Lorenzo might have a built an 18 point lead on Rossi, but instead, Vale has gapped him by 23. Racing is all about taking your chances. Rossi's phenomenal ride at Silverstone aside, he is better than the rest in the wet...and it rained. Although he rues his luck - knowing he very likely have come away from the last to rounds with a 50 point haul, I like the way that Jorge has remained magnanimous, observing that luck has benefited him in the past - and that very simply, he must aim to win the final five races to compensate. With Aragon ridiculously favouring Honda, perhaps like last year, looking to next round, his best chance ironically may yet rest in the fickle vagaries of the Autumn Spanish climate.
