Capirossi messed up but I don't think that he should be penalized as Hopkins was. It's not that I don't think he did what Hopkins did, it's just that I think they (MotoGP) got it wrong last year. I think that these are the best riders in the world and "that's racing". I could easily see Hopkin's, and others, seeing it differently. It's too bad that many of my favorites, to include all of the guys that went down, weren't in it.
Tamada was Dominant, Rossi was Smart and Nakano (with skill, luck and determination) brought the Kawasaki it's first podium in the MotoGP era. If anyone would take away from Nakano's accomplishment I would suggest looking at the quality of riders and equipment immediately behind him.