Another dominant ride from JL and good to Stoner finding some sort of form and DP still there at the sharp end...............JL does appear to be in a different class though.

The MotoGP threads appear very quiet since this year? I presume the Rossi faithful are sulking.

Real shame about the leg injury, but I do wish he'd stop whining about his hurty shoulder (it's no wonder his fans whine, with the example he sets)................he's starting to sound like Stoner and his poorly tummy.

The MotoGP threads appear very quiet since this year? I presume the Rossi faithful are sulking.

Unfortunately in general I'm not on here as much as before, and when I am it's a quick flick through the posts.

JL is in a different league this year, and unfortunately for him I think if he wins the title it'll alwyas be said that the Doc wasn't around.......personally I think JL would have had him this year.

Hard to know what Yamaha are gonna do, as they can't keep both of them (well as far as the Doc is concerned IIRC).

I need people to fight with (and less tendancy for Briskie to knock my browser over would be nice too [it is only Briskie out of the sites I visit regularly]), but I'm fairly pleased to see Jorge going well (and Dovi too, even if he is on a Honda<spits> .

JL is in a different league this year, and unfortunately for him I think if he wins the title it'll alwyas be said that the Doc wasn't around.......personally I think JL would have had him this year.

Spot on

Latest from rumour control is that the Dr will be back for the Sachsenring; that could devalue the title for someone else more than him missing the rest of the season would IMO, because then there really will be "what if the Dr hadn't missed 4 races?" comments.

From Yamaha

Valentino Rossi test ride in Misano today

Valentino Rossi will ride a Yamaha YZF-R1 at a private test in Misano, Italy this afternoon. The Italian has made an excellent recovery so far since breaking his leg at Mugello on 5th June and he has decided to proceed with the test ride today in order to better understand his current physical condition. Riding a racing motorcycle will help Valentino and his doctors to plan the next stage of his rehabilitation programme in order that he may return to racing as soon as he feels confident to do so.

The test will take place using a YZF-R1 WSB machine provided by the Yamaha World Superbike Team to the Fiat Yamaha Team. Yamaha will inform the media later today of the results of the test and of Valentino's condition.

Further to this; apparently the test mentioned went well enough that he's going to try the GP bike.

Yea, but the shoulder still seems to be giving trouble....wheather that be fact of messing with heads.

Again from Yamaha..............

Valentino Rossi completes test at Misano

Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi today rode a motorcycle for the first time since breaking his right leg at Mugello on 5th June. He rode a total of 26 laps at Misano on a YZF-R1 WSB machine, provided by the Yamaha World Superbike Team, and recorded a best time of 1'38.200. Rossi did an initial run of 11 laps at 18.30 CET with a best time of 1'41.000, then a second run of 15 laps at 19.45 CET with a best time of 1'38.200 (unofficial times).

The reigning World Champion was able to ride well but he had some pain in his leg and his shoulder. He will now continue with an updated rehabilitation programme and make a decision within the next week as to whether he will ride at the German Grand Prix at Sachsenring, in ten days time.

"We made this test in order to understand how we must work from here and to see more or less how I can ride the bike," said Rossi. "The test was positive, because I can at least ride, but there is a lot more to a MotoGP race than to a test like this one. I had some pain in the ankle, the knee and the shoulder, but above all I lacked strength in the shoulder and a bit of movement in the ankle. I would really like to come back at Sachsenring, but it is still too early to say. We still have twelve days and we must wait and see how much we can improve my condition in the next few days. The Superbike today was good and great fun to ride! I really would like to ride at Sachsenring, but we must wait another week before making a decision."