You can say that, and in respect to Doohan I do not really disagree. BUT, maybe in a career , a rider will save a fast crash on his knee once, twice is rare. Marquez does it twice every weekend! Pedrosa was fast on his own, never was one for swapping paint, but he looked slow on the same bike. Strangely, I am not a fan, but you can not help to admire his riding.