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I can't believe that the rider lineup for the 2007 season has almost been confirmed only 1 week after the final race of 2006.

Other than Team Roberts and Ilmor, the rest looks like this:

Repsol Honda RCV - Nicky Hayden - Confirmed
Repsol Honda RCV - Danny Pedrosa - Confirmed
Fortuna Honda - Marco Melandri - Confirmed
Fortuna Honda - Tony Elias - Confirmed
LCR Honda - Carlos Checa - Confirmed
Konica Minolta Honda - Shinya Nakano - Confirmed
Camel Yamaha Team - Valentino Rossi - Confirmed
Camel Yamaha Team - Colin Edwards - Confirmed
Tech3 Yamaha - Makoto Tamada - Confirmed
Tech3 Yamaha - Sylvain Guintoli - Confirmed
Marlboro Ducati Corse - Loris Capirossi - Confirmed
Marlboro Ducati Corse - Casey Stoner - Confirmed
Team D'Antin Pramac - Alex Barros - Confirmed
Team D'Antin Pramac - Alex Hoffman - Confirmed
Kawasaki Racing Team - Olivier Jacque - Confirmed
Kawasaki Racing Team - Randy De Puniet - Confirmed
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP - John Hopkins - Confirmed
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP - Chris Vermuellan - Confirmed

red_dave wrote:I can't believe that the rider lineup for the 2007 season has almost been confirmed only 1 week after the final race of 2006.

Other than Team Roberts and Ilmor, the rest looks like this:

Repsol Honda RCV - Nicky Hayden - Confirmed
Repsol Honda RCV - Danny Pedrosa - Confirmed
Fortuna Honda - Marco Melandri - Confirmed
Fortuna Honda - Tony Elias - Confirmed
LCR Honda - Carlos Checa - Confirmed
Konica Minolta Honda - Shinya Nakano - Confirmed
Camel Yamaha Team - Valentino Rossi - Confirmed
Camel Yamaha Team - Colin Edwards - Confirmed
Tech3 Yamaha - Makoto Tamada - Confirmed
Tech3 Yamaha - Sylvain Guintoli - Confirmed
Marlboro Ducati Corse - Loris Capirossi - Confirmed
Marlboro Ducati Corse - Casey Stoner - Confirmed
Team D'Antin Pramac - Alex Barros - Confirmed
Team D'Antin Pramac - Alex Hoffman - Confirmed
Kawasaki Racing Team - Olivier Jacque - Confirmed
Kawasaki Racing Team - Randy De Puniet - Confirmed
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP - John Hopkins - Confirmed
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP - Chris Vermuellan - Confirmed

I'd say they needed to sort out their riders quick to get on and test the new 800cc bikes this year.

I wonder if there is any testing at PI during the off season

So Gibbasook, Cardoorsa & Ellison have been dumped.

Thought Barros was on the SBK tencate honda ? So does Muggers still have a seat in sbk ?.