January 05, 2011 / 16:18 IST
Yamaha gained kudos for sportsmanship when they released Rossi early from his contract to test the Ducati he will ride next year. I believe the praise was gained quite cheaply. If Yamaha had refused, then they would have looked as mean and nasty as Honda did when they said no back at the end of 2003, when Rossi moved over to Yamaha. But by saying yes Yamaha not only came out looking like The Nice Guys. They did so without having given either Ducati or the rider very much to go on.
Rossi had just two short days on the bike at Valencia. A track he doesn
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