Bayliss writes, I just heard today that Neil Hodgson thinks I blocked his move back to WSB on a factory Ducati. He is not the only one, Alex Barros thought I blocked him as well. I am flattered they think I have that much power but I am only one small piece in a big team. There are many people and a lot of factors that decide who goes where. I'm not here to bad mouth people so I will leave it there.
We are enjoying our first Christmas in three years with family and friends back in Australia. It has been really nice, so nice that only three days ago I said to [wife] Kim I didn't want to go back to Europe. Serious I thought about ringing Neil and offering my job to him for the next 2 years. That is the truth believe it or not. But there are a lot of things to consider and first of all is that I still want to win.