Carlo Pernat gave his opinion about the Estoril race last Sunday. Pernat told that this year podium will be shared between Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo, and Dani Pedrosa. Stoner was made a good run on Estoril. Pernat told that only a few rider can win a races with gap management.
Pernat says, "Stoner's win today was like a university lecture. He broke away, opening up a small gap, and then he just managed it. It almost looks easy, only a few riders in the world can do it: Agostini did it, Valentino, Max Biaggi. And Stoner does it. And it looked to me like Lorenzo ran two races at Estoril; he was exhausted when he crossed the finish line."
He continue, "Psychologically he took the loss hard, and worse than he did at Jerez. Things didn't go too badly for Pedrosa, although there is always some problem for him. Here is was the near highside at the start, in Spain it was the damp spots on the track, but in any case they are clearly the three Musketeers.They are always sharing the podium among themselves, and that's what we can expect for the rest of the season."
What about the rest of contestant? Tech 3's riders Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso are the names to awered. Pernat says, "We should also mention Dovizioso, who had a good race and is competing with Crutchlow for Spies' factory seat. Ben looks like he is on the moon right now, and perhaps the switch from 800 to 1000cc's hasn't gone well for him."
And Valentino Rossi? Carlo Pernat told that 28 seconds behind the winner was not good for Ducati. He will call Casey Stoner again to ride Ducati. He says, "And then we heard Valentino sounding happy after the race, which is incredible to me considering that he was 28" behind the winner. I say it again: if I was a manager at Ducati, I would try and get Casey Stoner to return, offering him a boatload of money. Perhaps it wouldn't be possible for any number of reasons, but who else can they go for? Everyone is afraid to ride the Ducati, and his statements about wanting a one year deal make me think he's on the market. If I were in their shoes, I would try it."
interview source: GPOne
