Nicky's fine, he just needs to get a pair of replacement cojones and get the TC setting on 1, forget about 'what if?' and just go, this is MHO.
it's not a cojone issue...
Many good riders, the only italian that has been able to handle the Duc, is Cappirosi and when it came the 800cc era, he was at the back of the pack.
not sure what being italian has to do with it...
And sorry for the question, where df is Kalio?
getting part of his left hand replaced after his last-corner crash in assen damn near took off his ring finger.