MotoGP: Life after Laguna Seca...

As Casey Stoney rekindled his 2012 MotoGP championship tilt at Laguna Seca with a convincing win, there were a couple of riders who came away from the race with bitter tastes in their mouths.

Italian maestro Valentino Rossi has been doing it tough the last year and a half with Ducati and after the Laguna Seca race in the USA he (understandably) vented in the après-race interview, after he crashed out during the infamous corkscrew section.

"I wasn't fighting for a podium place, but a crash like that at the end of the race is still disappointing," said Rossi, who was in eighth place at the time. "I lost the front when I was approaching the Corkscrew, when the bike was vertical, just as I touched the brake, a bit like what happened at Silverstone.

"We have a real problem. Again, today, we had a hard time getting the front tyre to work -- it was like brand new after 30 laps," added Rossi.

"It's a pity because we've had this problem for a long time and we are not able to fix it."

Rossi has not confirmed what his plans are for 2013 and will make a decision over the summer break, but there is talk he may return to Yamaha to take Ben Spies' spot.

"The situation is quite clear. I still haven’t decided, as it is a bit too early. I have spoken a lot with Ducati about next year, but still waiting for some important ties and some important things on the contract.

"And I also have some other options for next year. But I think the situation will be clearer in the next weeks, and I think in the summer break I will decide about next year."

Rossi's Ducati team mate Nicky Hayden has just resigned with Ducati for 2013, which means that UK young gun Cal Crutchlow won't take his spot -- but if Rossi leaves there is still scope for Crutchlow to get a factory ride with Ducati, which could get a new injection of funds in 2013 with cash-up owner Audi/VW on board.

Simply put, he's fed up with his Forward Racing BMW-Suter CRT race bike, essentially labelling it a bucket of bolts.

"My bike's a piece of sh*t, that's a better way to say it," opined the American.

"We had our ass smacked and our balls tickled, it hasn't come to fruition -- some of the things we were promised haven't happened. I'm not just trying to race the bike, I'm trying to do 100% of the development," said a very angry Edwards after the Laguna Seca MotoGP race.

"I feel like I'm spending a lot of time looking behind me, I don't want to get in the way. It needs to be re-thought and something needs to be done," said Edwards of the CRT formula.

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