Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden support the CRT concept for 2012 MotoGP. At least in theory.

Sport Rider summed it up best-

The 2012 MotoGP season will be a showdown between the haves and the have-nots. The haves are the 12 factory MotoGP machines powered by 1000cc prototype engines, the have-nots, the nine CRT machines with the heart of a production machine.

But how do Rossi and Hayden feel about this? Optimistic, at the very least. 

Rossi: “It's an important season for understand the potential of the CRT and I hope that the difference of the lap times is not too big, and especially during this season coming less for the future. In a perfect world we would have 24 factory MotoGP on the grid, but unfortunately now without CRT we are just 12, I think, so it's not possible make a MotoGP race with just 12 bikes, so CRT is now the choice. We need some CRT for the grid and we hope that the difference in lap time is not so big.”

Hayden compared it to Moto2 racing: "which has been great. I mean, the racing is awesome, a lot of teams showing up, so I'm optimistic and will hold out or hold my judgment until I really see ‘em."