I honestly do understand the sense in Rico but the guy is nearly 30 and aint going to get any better now, he had his best chance a few years ago and didnt do a lot. If GB are going to be successful in the future in world cups etc, we need the youngsters to be riding in the GP series.
Its nothing against Rico he is a top bloke and if it were between him and Scotty for the wc, well there is no choice, if Rico had gotten in through the qualifiers fair play but the future is the likes of Sayfudtinov, Ward, Holder, Woffinden and co. So i would hope the FIM look at how the russian has performed this year and give the younger guys a go!