There was naturally only one topic of conversation in the paddock in Assen, and I'm sure you won't be shocked to hear that it wasn't the composition of the new Greek cabinet. Valentino Rossi's brand new Ducati, the legality of using parts for a 2011 bike which have been tested for a 2012 machine, and what this all means about the machine that Casey Stoner left behind for Valentino Rossi, all these things were discussed, but really, they all boil down to what is rapidly becoming the most over-debated topic in motorcycle racing at the moment: Valentino Rossi vs Casey Stoner.
The two protagonists themselves agreed on one thing: The development iteration just discarded by Rossi in favor of the chassis based on the GP12 frame was about at the end of its potential, everything else they were at odds at. Unsurprisingly, given that this is turning into one of the classic rivalries of the modern era, and that they have so much to disagree about.
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