I'm not a big fan, and have often felt that there are better riders out there who deserve the ride (Melandri for starters). Plus Elias can be a bit reckless at times, and has a habit of hanging onto others' coat tails in order to boost his qualifying position.
That said though, I have to respect that he's turned out some decent results recently, so let's see if he can keep it up. They summed it up well in the Eurosport commentary this weekend when they were talking about his team having to find the right package to get im to perform, i.e. low wages and high reward for results. Needs a bit of a kick up the bum I think!
