You certainly
could argue it, his results this year have been outstanding.
That's the fun of bench racing to me.
Handicapping rider, tires, bike, laptimes and trends and trying to figure out what's going to happen next.
Those who feel that Stoner is the best rider on the grid should explain-
1- why/how he has been able to instantly vault over Dani, who beat him consistently in 2005 on 250s and last year.
2- how did he go from 119 points last year to 322+ points this year, if it's not in large part the bike/tires?
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Originally Posted by bsess
He is also arguably the best rider right now as well. You put that together with everything else and a title is inevitable.
Rossi has been the best rider for quite a while now. No one who isn't blowing smoke out of his ass can say for sure whether or not Stoner has reached Rossi's level of ability. Its impossible to say for sure for easy to debate.
I definitely don't believe that the M1 is or has been a crap bike. Since his switch from Honda, the M1 has always been tailor-made to Rossi's preferences by the best tailor in MotoGP (JB).
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