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Originally Posted by 247
...why was it unrecognized by all the factory teams and team owners during his 5 full years in the GP world before 2007?
Why was he Ducati's 3rd choice for 2007? Are they all blind?
Why wasn't he given a full factory ride after his first year on a 125 or 250?
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Nationality, and the accompanying sponsor dollars plays a significant part in riders selected. It has always been this way esp. When you look at the long and less than stellar careers of Sete and Tamada, for example, it is apparent that sponsor funds secured their seats, not their results. Sete in particular may have had moments of brilliance in the latter portion of his career but his many years outside the top ten should have seen him give up the seat. Traditionally Brits and Aussie's have never brought the dollars that the Spanish or Italians bring.