Rossi on the GP12

The Desmosetweetci wasn't the only new Duke to break cover today. Valentino Rossi rode his 1000cc GP12 for the first time as well. Given it's his racing machine for next season, this is what's known as a SIGNIFICANT EVENT. You can see him here:

Some observations:

1) at 0.21 somebody appears to be inserting something up Valentino's arse.
2) at 0.28, the least necessary caption in the history of the moving image appears.
3) at 0.41, the sound of the exhaust mysteriously disappears, presumably to stop rival teams figuring out rev limits and what have you OR because the funny little "mic" on the camcorder just picked up the sound of noisy wind blast, like every other amateur home video.
4) at 1.10, at the point we're all dying to interpret his reactions, there is a carefully chosen shot where Valentino looks neither happy nor unhappy, thus keeping us all in suspense for just a little longer.
5) at 1.14 they seem to be choosing which graphic equaliser visualisation they'll opt for next year.

Overall, there are a disappointing lack of machine guns, oil slick dispensers and rocket boosters on display, leading us to think the 2012 regs NEED TO BE RE-EXAMINED QUICKLY.

Literally understeering mid-corner, on the cusp of benefitting from increased torque