Lorenzo's victory was built on Friday when he and his team insisted on testing with hard tyres, so his Yamaha found a proper setup with the compound eventually used in the race.
Hopefully this exceedingly good Lorenzo will keep his head on his shoulders this year, and keep the speed without taking off on the wings of elation... His infantile celebrations (which lack the playfulness of Rossi's) make me worry a bit for him though.
Others had to play the improvised setup lottery and all suffered from inconsistent lap times. Especially Stoner, whose Ducati evidently has a much narrower setup window. To be passed by Melandri must have been a shock to Stoner, however he recovered quickly enough and finished a dignified fourth passing a not-so-brilliant Dovi.
The big surprise has been Pedrosa. Just when we were all expecting Dovi to take over, Pedrobot reappeared as if on new batteries. Not charged enough to prevail on Rossi in a dogfight, but still a very noteworthy performance cnsidering his recent injuries. Expect him to be up there again in Jerez next week.
Rossi... I can't say I liked his race. He slowed down and settled for second with no real apparent reason this time, then woke up suddenly when Pedrosa passed him. He should have won this race, after the best start I can remember of him. Even if Lorenzo had a slightly better setup. Is his motivation still runnning strong? Does he need the red leathers of Stoner in sight to feel the sacred fire? We'll see.
Capirex failed on his best track. The Suzukis suffered the lack of testing more than others.
Hayden, what a bad luck. He really didn't need this.
Bridgestone, need to rethink the 2-compunds strategy. I'm sure they can do what Pirelli can--offering four compounds.
Dorna... restore the testing times and stop f...ing up.
