to all stoner fans...
have u guys ever seen stoner­ could win the race, when he started from the 3rd row?­ if its not, ask him to do that. and after that then you­ can compare with ROSSI....

It doesn't matter how many times someone crashes in­ qualifying and how low is his grid position as long as­ he is quick in the race and overtakes people. When­ someone crashes out from the lead after qualifying in­ pole, he is an idiot

Last and ultimate truth of 2008:­ Valentino Rossi, six time premier class champion­ 2001/02/03/04/05/08

A few universal truths:
Rossi started the race in 12th,­ because Rossi only qualified 12th.
He only qualified­ 12th because he fell when trying to go faster.
Whose­ fault was it that Rossi fell?? His own!
Even his­ teammate qualified on the front row!

A few universal truths: the sun rises in the east, the­ oceans contain water, it is hot in tropical areas and­ cold in polar regions, Casey will never be better than­ Valentino, Valentino is the greatest of all time

Im a big Rossi fan, another brilliant display from the­ Undisputed GOAT Champion. To watch Rossi in a race like­ this shows exactly why he deserves that tag- he battles­ from anywhere on the grid and can beat anyone within­ his grasp.If it wasn't for Toseland's super­ battle with him he may have had enough time to catch­ Stoner- to beat him from way back there im honestly not­ sure about that. But if he started from even the third­ row it's a definate possibility. The only thing I­ give Stoner is that he came back after 5 crushing­ defeats to win his home gp, while being pressured by­ the most part by a clearly 'redbull' charged­ Hayden, who has been riding so much better lately. I­ hope Hayden rides at this level next year when he goes­ to Ducati as he has a great attitude to the sport. Well­ done Toseland super race!!

He STONER won fair and square, and ROSSI got up to­ second because he is on a very fast yamaha on­ bridgestone tyres, Pity there are not more starters on­ fast bikes, i think every one should have the same­ HONDA Yamaha or Ducati, no difference, makes racing­ beter to see

Masterful Stoner huh...what a joke.from pole to winning­ the gp is normal.Rossi started from 12th and finished­ second is the real thing of the weekend.if stoner­ starts a race from 12th or below he would get choked by­ other riders' exhaust fumes.wanna be greater than­ rossi?in your dreams kid.you're not even close.

tm773, when Rossi was tempted to go to Yamaha, he­ didn't say Yes to them till he got a Yes from his­ crew chief Jeremy Burgess and his mehanics that they­ would make the move with him. Therefore while the­ Yamaha wasn't the championship winning bike when he­ started, he, and his mechanics (including 3­ Australians), and using the wealth of knowledge built­ up in the Repsol team, transformed the Yamaha into a­ championship winning bike. The Ducati was not a­ championship winning bike when Stoner went there­ either. And I'm not saying it was all Stoner's­ making either.
It takes much more than just a rider to­ win a championship, the money, the crew of­ mechanics/technicians, the factory backing (producing­ parts, etc) and communication between all parties.

Masterful stoner HaHaHaHaHaHa

What on earth are you Stoner fans on about??? How can­ you say Stoner's better than Rossi?? Ask yourselves­ these things ... Could Stoner have moved to an­ "also-ran" team and turned them round so­ quickly?? Could Stoner have had a hand in designing the­ 2009 R1? (would yahama have TRUSTED him to help design­ it???). The answer is a big fat no! Stoner's a­ talented rider, theres no doubt about it, but he pales­ into insignificance next to Rossi. How do i know?? Just­ look at the FACTS and the STATS!! How many race wins?­ How many World Championships?? If Rossi's at the­ back of the grid, does he sit and cry about it and­ blame everyone around him?? No, he gets his head down­ and arse up and gets on with the job in hand, and he­ actually improves when the odds are against him!!!! And­ he does this because he's a World Champion through­ and through not some wannabe champ riding a superb­ bike. (Hayden, i'm talking to you­ too!)
Stoner's better than Rossi?? Give your tiny­ little head a shake, and come back in 5 years IF his­ stats get anywhere near Rossi's.

when troy was in motogp he was on a brand new bike with­ ducati and it only took them 3 seasons to become world­ champions and i think ull find that troy in 2006 the­ last race of the motogp season after winning the wsbk­ championship he won a ride on the motogp bike and beat­ rossi by some 12 seconds. im more of a ducati fan than­ a stoner fan but the guy has got pure talant. im not­ denyin that rossi isnt good he is but fair play to­ stoner to give him a run for the title as no one else­ is good enough in the feild!!!!

Anybody else noticed the 'warmth' recently­ between Stoner and Rossi? - really good to see,­ excellent racers and who can't wait untill next­ season! One tyre, Lorenzo fit, Haydon on a Duke, year­ two for Toseland, Awesome

i am not going to argue with all the rossi fans in the­ world about who is the best rider, sure Rossi is,­ but....me as a ducati fan and therefore also a stoner­ fan am looking at it from an other­ angle:

shouldn't we all be race fans instead of­ clapping, shauting and lauching when stoner falls? like­ in laguna seca, Brno and misano? I was there at Brno,­ traveled 1000km to get to see my first live motogp­ ever....i enjoyed all weekend practise, qualification­ and the race but I hated the reaction of all these so­ called Rossi fans who started to shout when stoner­ felt....i was realy disappointed i all these­ fans!!

Rossi definetely is (one of) the best ever but­ he sure has the worst fanclub of the world!!!

T'wos a great race, Rossi's climb through the­ pack, Hayden & Stoner's dogged battle­ til
Nicky's rear lost grip, My highlight being the­ battle for 4,5,6,7&8th places during the entire­ race. And lay off Casey, he claimed pole, got off to a­ good start,kept up
consistent lap times for most of the­ race & came home a winner. I'snt that the aim­ of
most riders in the race.

Hayden is just too @#$% the tires. He comes from big­ bikes not little 250s which is what moto gp has become.­ He has to make the adjustment. everyone else up front­ has come up through the 125 / 250s. Take off the­ electronics and it would be Hayden, Rossi, and maybe­ Caprarossi. Rossi is the best hands down. He's won­ on everything.

to chrisbmw323... you sound like a true aussie, moner­ with injured hand...LOL...go change his dippers, Rossi­ won a race in the beginning of the season with no foot­ peg! and won a countless races with worst injuries! As­ for Baylis, i'm a fan of Baylis! And moner­ doesn't deserve to have his name next to Troy­ Baylis, Baylis was still young when hi raced in MotoGP­ with and i never seen him even close to Rossi! so­ straighten up your knowledge base and then comment!

Moner needs a clear track to win! True words! ROSSI­ from 12 to 2-------- True warrior!!!!!

If Rossi was on the front row he would have won, No­ question about it... The way he moved through the pack­ was in true Rossi style, James gave him a good few laps­ which was great to see! Casey needs a clear track to­ win we've seen that time and time again, Otherwise­ he cries and moans about anything and everything...

Masterful Stoner???? Rossi was unfortunate to fall­ yesterday. If he did not, chances are he would have­ won, be it pole or no pole. Stoner did not feel the­ Rossi pressure from start to finish as Rossi was not­ there. If Stoner really did, he might FALL AGAIN!? Who­ knows? :)

Hayden? Seriously to me, he won the 2006­ Championship with sheer luck! Let's look back how­ many victories did the Kentucky Kid win? He chalked up­ points from podiums of 2nd and 3rd places mainly.