Exactly. The boppers are so blind they believe the Michelin propaganda the new 070 tire is for Honda.
But note the hard front tire Marquez prefers has actually been withdraw by Michelin this year. That's right folks, if you pay any attention to what's going on Marquez and Crutchlow, normally hard front runners every round, are now 'stuck' on the medium. Marquez actually explained why, he said his preferred hard tire is now for some strange Rossi reason actually softer than the medium and virtually unusable for him.
Combine that with the removal of Vinales preferred tire spec and what do you get? A massive change in the dynamic of a championship which was shaping up to be a battle between Marquez and Vinales with a sad 1000 pound gorilla reduced to bystander to what we had last week, an absolute unbridled celebration that finally the long wait is over, the most popular rider ever has won another race.
If true, I find myself becoming more disillusioned by the sport every race. I like an even playing field whether it makes the title race close or not, I don't like manipulation that gives the illusion of an even playing field in the hope of a close title race.
It's ........ and riders who are deserving to have a fair shot at making their own great legacy are being hamstrung to stop them from doing so all seemingly to keep an old racer competitive and his legacy intact.
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