
Rossi is leading the championship and has previous dominated at his home circuit winning form 2002-2008 and scored a podium last year on his return to Yamaha.
Problem is Marquez is never to be written off and desperately needs to get his title challenge back on track but perhaps a bigger threat to a Rossi win is from inside the same garage. Lorenzo is in form winning the last two rounds, has won at Mugello in 12,13 & 14 and loves the Tuscan circuit.
So can Rossi return to his dominate form and win in front of a sell out home crowd or will it be another alien like Marquez, Lorenzo or even Cal Crutchlow?