While everyone (almost) is getting carried away with Casey Stoner’s stunning performance at Valencia this week, consider this. For the last 7 seasons in a row, the fastest rider at Valencia struggled in the championship the following year. Here’s the list.
2004: Biaggi
2005: Gibernau (If I remember correctly)
2006: Rossi and Edwards
2007: Rossi
2008: Stoner
2009: Stoner
2010: Rossi
Interesting, eh?