true... but stoner was pushing too hard to keep that lead at 3.5-4 seconds... in the last two races... had he not pushed so hard the lead would have dropped... and that early in the race... rossi would have been with him with >15 laps to go. not saying he'd have beaten him... but judging from the way Stoner seems to be hell bent on keeping Rossi as far back as possible... and not racing neck and neck these last few races... he may be lacking the confidence to have a tight battle with Rossi... probably because of Laguna...
just my
