No official news have been released whether Valentino Rossi will leave Yamaha and moving on to Ducati Factory Motogp but already much speculation that his long-time crew chief, Jeremy Burgess, will split from Rossi and work with a younger rider. Who will JB be working with, we do not know but the main suspects are either Casey Stoner who is offically to move to Honda next season or Ben Spies who is currently at Yamaha.

Burgess is a legend in motorcycle roadracing, having worked with a long string of successful riders, including five-time World 500cc champ Mick Doohan, whom Burgess guided forward with his technical expertise.

That technical expertise is also desired by Honda, according to a report by Solo Moto, which indicates the big factory is attempting to lure Burgess to team up with Casey Stoner beginning next year.

The split makes sense for a couple of reasons. First of all, Rossi is likely to retire within a year or two, and Burgess has traditionally moved from one winning rider to another that is much younger. Second, Ducati typically relies on Italians for technical expertise on its MotoGP team, and might not be the best fit for Burgess.