Prima donna prissy fit, well, he will fit right in then. GP loves prima donnas. Though don't expect the league to show him any favortism, like going to a single tire supplier, changing tire development, invisible yellow flags, scrapping of rookie rule, gifting factory seats, and ignoring the waving hand of a championship leader, you know, they treat everybody evenhanded.
I won't go so far as a ban. I do however think he deserves some kind of sanction, like say a doc in pay, but I'm not sure under what rule. Oh, let me think. Isn't there a rule that says riders should act in good faith or something? It certainly made the championship lose a bit of its integrity when the number two guy in points is filmed at the airport saying the hell with his commitments.
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I think his bike will be in tip top shape. Which will put him in a conundrum. If he finishes the top 5, podiums, or wins, the team will be able to point at his bike and say, you see, this is a top tier team with a competitive bike. Which has actually been true all year given he has 5 wins and his points losses have come to crashes. How he felt he could accuse the team of being a 2nd tier outfit that disallowed him to compete for the title is baffling logic. But then again, he walked away from an event, where its always likely weather can play a role in dramatic turn of fortunates, while he was still very much in contention. Given that Marquez went down do to weather and Lorenzo almost went down (which was unrelated to the stoppage
) then Vinales makes his decision all that more maddening. [/background][/font]