And Again ... Estoril

Well, it's not looking good for an exciting 2012 MotoGP season. The CRT bikes have diluted the pack and if you're not Stoner, Lorenzo or Pedrosa, you bike is down a quart. The top three riders,Stoner, Lorenzo and Pedrosa in that order, did very little from start to finsih that was entertaining. Just plain old brilliant riders on brilliant bikes running 24 parade laps. Next came two excellent riders on pretty good bikes, Dovizioso and Crutchlow who could have been in contention for the podium if their second-level bikes were up to the task. Next were Baustista and Rossi, again, great riders on so-so bikes. This was Rossi's best race yet ... he actually looked confident and in control ... too bad the bike wasn't in the same league as the leaders. The CRT bikes aren't even in the race, with last place getting lapped by the leaders just before the finish. Lapped!? What is this ... AMA?

Ok, so I'm going to call it now. The podium will basically remain the same for the rest of the season, except for wet races. The "aliens" are down to three: Stoner, Lornzo and Pedrosa. There will be close races, but it seems that the Championship will end in the same order as the Estoril podium: Stoner, Lorenzo and Pedroa in that order. This is of course assuming that nobody DNF's or has injury issues.

If you really like bike racing, watch Moto2 this year.