in an interview this weekend, Carmelo Ezpeleta said the following: "
"I am calm. Valentino will be riding a competitive bike next year, but I can't tell you what it is. It is still too early to talk about: in 2013 we will see Rossi fight for the win... again."
So, unless Carmelo received some sort of divine guarantee from Ducati that they've suddenly figured out the D16's problems but they're going to wait until next year to let everyone know (highly unlikely)... then Valentino is switching teams. Since Yamaha is clearly out... my bet is that it's a Valentino/Marquez/Pedrosa matchup at HRC next year. (You heard it here first... or maybe you heard it somewhere else but I'm claiming it anyway
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"I am calm. Valentino will be riding a competitive bike next year, but I can't tell you what it is. It is still too early to talk about: in 2013 we will see Rossi fight for the win... again."
So, unless Carmelo received some sort of divine guarantee from Ducati that they've suddenly figured out the D16's problems but they're going to wait until next year to let everyone know (highly unlikely)... then Valentino is switching teams. Since Yamaha is clearly out... my bet is that it's a Valentino/Marquez/Pedrosa matchup at HRC next year. (You heard it here first... or maybe you heard it somewhere else but I'm claiming it anyway