Vista - no gamepad support
There is a workaround, if you have key-mapping software included with your gamepad (eg Logitech), but the analogue controls will only function as keys (ie on or off).
The scores that I gave to the game are specifically relevant to a Vista pc, on which system the game is virtually unplayabe with the cursor-key controls. The game developer does not intend to release a patch to rectify this problem.
Leaving aside the Vista control issue, the game does look and sound stunning. The addition of three extra roadbike classes, together with lots of road-circuits increases the long term playability of this game over the original MotoGP, so long as you play it on XP or earlier systems.