It wouldn’t be unfair to say that the majority of the press corps who attended the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano felt the actual racing was something of an inconvenience. The traditional post-race test on the Monday was the far more important part of the weekend.
For the last few months, as Yamaha and Honda have languished at the bottom of the manufacturers’ standings and struggled for any kind of form resembling the results either used to enjoy, their respective superstars have become increasingly disillusioned.
