May

Well, breaking a bone in his ankle might slow Lorenzo down for a while. I guess an injury was bound to come along at some point since he's pushing so hard.

April

Lorenzo is a bit surprising. It was clear he was good in 250 (but then he had a top bike), but he's showing better than I expected, in fact, the further this goes the more it's clear he's another phenomenon. Toseland is also showing better than I expected. To get the better of the WSBK regulars, it was clear he's got what it takes, but he's up the front sooner than I thought he would be.

What a save by Edwards at Valencia! And then a similar one by Hayden in the race.

The Ducati looks good, but has it improved? The others (Yamaha and Honda) have had to - otherwise it'll red face time again.

Pedrosa made the Spanish race dull - he can be too good at times.

Portugal was interesting because Lorenzo was amazing, Pedrosa was great and would Rossi have won on Michelins? Are Ducati heading for a really difficult title defence? I suspect the pundits are waiting until after China to that, but it's clear the bikes nothing like as easy to ride as the Japanese machinery. I guess we knew that from Capirossi last year, but it's a surprise to see Melandri, Elias and Guintoli so far back. They must have thought they were signing a dream deal to race for the title winners…..

March

It will be interesting to see how MotoGP pans out over the next few years. We seeming to be losing a team a year and are now down to 18 riders on the normal grid (without wild cards). Even F1 has 22 cars…. If costs have really risen by 300% (as I heard from somewhere) then it will probably continue to be sponsorship (or lack thereof) that drives the shape of things….