1. Valentino Rossi The Doctor is back again, after a seven-race winless streak - ah, we never doubted him. The Italian maestro hardly put a wheel wrong in Shanghai, and is deservedly the new bookies’ favourite for the title. Great to see him back on the podium’s top step.
2. & 3. Charlie Cox & Steve Parrish The BBC’s MotoGP first-class commentary duo continue to entertain, inform and excite – they complement each other so well. We’d like to see them involved somehow in the Beeb’s F1 coverage next season.
Motorcycylists have larger testicles than F1 drivers
Here’s a clip of Texan MotoGP rider Colin Edwards somehow managing not to crash his Tech 3 Yamaha in qualifying for the recent Spanish GP at Jerez, and then showboating to the crowd about it (and watch him being interviewed about the incident):
Compare Edwards’s remarkable save with a similar escape from Randy Mamola, after the link below…
