I think that Rossi's comparative "troubles" on the Ducati show just what a damn good rider Stoner actually is... Rossi's managed a single podium on a bike that Stoner would win on regularly, and that was gifted to him at Le Mans by Pedrosa crashing and Simoncelli getting a ride-through penalty. I imagine he's finding it a lot more difficult than he expected to, and he's probably developed a new-found respect for Stoner and what he actually achieved on the thing...
I didn't see today's qualifying, was it wet?