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Well I don't know if he needs something that drastic for an excuse. He could just say that he is old and not competitive. The problem with Rossi is he is just riding well enough to give his fans the impression that he can still win which is certainly more than 80% of the field will ever give their fans. Look at all the Stoner fans who get to watch him go fishing at an age when Rossi was crushing people or Lorenzo fans that are now rooting for a win by MM NV or DP because that's the only way they are ever going to hear the Spanish national anthem at a MotoGP race. Barring permanent injury like Stoners emotional breakdown, the old man will probably race uncompetitively well into his 40s on a factory team making more $$ than the rest of the field laughing all the way to the bank. That's what happens when you make the guys who run the sport you are in more money than most of the other riders combined. Rossi is a Dorna rider. He's just publicly sponsored by Factory Yamaha and probably for as long as he wants to be.
Stoner gone fishing.. Hmm.. It was not that long ago he was riding 8 hours of Suzuka pretty fast.. Until that mega crash that was caused by mechanical fault.
On Rossi,i think your spot on but the most important is,kids cry when Rossi crash!