Good video. As above I watched it at the time and I've got a lot of time for Hodgy always comes across really well and is genuinely enthusiastic.
He was totally gutted. I still remember vividly watching him race Colin Edwards at Brands Hatch, and all those orange wigs everywhere. It's a major reason I've always loved the 916/996/998 series bikes: the memories! Makes me sound like an old g!t... I really appreciated his honesty about his skills: as he says, it really shows the level at which MotoGP racers perform at every race. Interesting too to hear the discussion about rookies entering into MotoGP, and the mountain they have to climb in terms of acclimatisation. It's got me all excited about the new season...