I would not be so sure that he would have completely dominated. Yamaha gained a lot this year, especially with the seem less gearbox. It would have been a 3 way fight.
True. I don't think he would have dominated like last season. But, he's in 3rd place, less than 100 points behind the leader...and he's crashed out of 1/3 of the races so far. He's still tied for 2nd with Rossi for # of wins. Not too shabby!