I also don't really get how you can't look at the saves MM makes during races and then say with a straight face he can't be called an alien. Look at the elbow save/move to get the front tipped over faster at Assen this year that was getting straight comparisons to another well-known alien in Eddie Lawson.
How about his ride at the Sachsenring 2016 with that miniature dry line on racing slicks when no one else was willing to change tires yet? Think about it, MM's decision to go to slicks in treacherous conditions LED TO A RULE CHANGE FOR TEXT COMMUNICATIONS DURING RACES because he made a decision no other rider would have been willing to make.
