This whole incident seems totally out-of-character for Alex - the guys on Eurosport love him, for instance. I guess there's some team politics going on, which is unfortunate.

Tricky one really. He's never set the world on fire in GPs by any stretch - I've always rated him more as a tester than a racer - but this year he's been doing pretty well, certainly no shame in how he's ridden. And he doesn't have the pedigree of most of the rest of the current MotoGP field.

That said, if you've been fired for whatever reason, you may get some money but you won't be getting back on that bike. I reckon if he heads over to WSB there may be a half-decent place for him somewhere there.

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And yes, the Sachsenring GP has always been very popular, even before The Hoff was on the scene.