I must admit I'm surprised by the choice of riders at Virgin Yamaha. From what i remember Emmett didn't have such a great time on the bike back in 2003 when he switched teams after his Ducati ride went bust. And Mason is an ok rider but he got beaten by Haydon in the final standings last year and he only came in after Plater got injured! If anyone should be on the R1 its Haydon, he won a race for them last year and has always, in my opinion anyway, been better on straight fours rather than twins. will be interesting to see how he does on the 999 this season.
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