seem too impressed. He repeated to me today what he said in Qatar when I asked him what the prospects were: "I wouldn't start from here." I may be wrong, but the more I watch what's happening at Ducati the more I get the feeling they're rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. That sounds like they are not listening to his suggestions and have basically told him to fuck off, this the way we are going. Julian may be correct. Ducati have been on the brink of failure for over a decade. In 2008, restructuring was successful, but Ducati are still trying to grow themselves out of the slump in the global motorcycling industry. Is Burgess trying to get fired? Maybe, but I think he is struggling most with a work environment that has no funds set aside for a new project with Rossi. "We're gonna be breathless here today, I can feel it, Julian. I hope you're fit because this is going to be one for shouting" -- Keith Huewen describes WSBK competition "And I tell you what, Foggy's got his foot of his footpeg again. It will never catch on, that style." -- Keith Huewen, Albecete 1999 Who asked for an aluminum chassis? JB and Rossi. Ducati delivered it and it proved nothing. Preziosi said a bunch of times "I don't think the material is the problem". Preziosi is open minded , if he isn't he was not updating the bike so much times following Rossi's/JB's orderings.