I concur with the thoughts above. Obviously Yamaha, despite losing Biaggi, were more than happy with their current line-up.
Barros had taken two wins at the end of last season and was looking aggressive. Melandri was new blood coming in and obviously very quick while it was expected Jacque and Nakano would deliver on their promise, while Checa was kept around in the factory team for stability, plus he has ridden well of late (in the past few rounds that is).
I think Yamaha thought that Honda would put Edwards somewhere in their line-up while Haga rode for Aprilia last year in WSB and wanted him to join their MotoGP squad.
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