[kropotkin thinks...] - The First Improbable Rumors of the 2013 Silly Season: Rossi T

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Two traditions surround MotoGP's Silly Season: the first is that it kicks off earlier each year; and the second is that it kicks off with the wilder and more improbable rumors, before settling down and becoming a fraction realistic until the contracts finally start to get signed. The problem with the improbable rumors is that occasionally, one of the truly barking ones turns out to be true.

The rider merry-go-round for 2013 is no exception. With all of the MotoGP riders out of contract at the end of 2012, the permutations of riders and bikes are almost endless. The rumors began at the very first race, with wildly speculative reports from Italy that Valentino Rossi had a satellite Yamaha backed by Coca Cola lined up for 2013. What most damaged the credibility of such reports was the assertion that Rossi was ready to quit before the end of the season, something which the contracts drawn up by sponsor Phillip Morris' lawyers would make excruciatingly expensive.

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http://www.telecinco.es/motogp/motogp/pilotos/casey-stoner/Casey_Stoner-...


http://www.as.com/motor/articulo/lin-jarvis-yamaha-cierra-puerta/2012050...


http://www.gpone.com/index.php/en/201205026767/Nakamoto-Rossi-in-HRC-Imp...


http://www.gpone.com/index.php/en/201205026766/Parla-Suppo-Lasciamo-tran...




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