It shows Hayden is a genuine person with good values. I respect him more for it. Burky said on another thread that perhaps what people say gets back to the riders, and I think he recognizes this when he tells them that they have been expecting him to roll over. He also recognizes that whatever he says there will always be people who will say its all wrong. He seems a down to earth guy that recognizes the reality of the world he lives in and the politics of the sport. It was also refreshing to see he didn't take the company line and placed an absence of leadership with Honda and not with Pedrosa. I wonder if interviews like this improve his image with the Rossi base, like the ones on this forum? I wonder... One thing I will add, is that Hayden seems “very” fair with Pedrosa, much more civil than I would be, and I'm not the guy who got torpedoed by him; so I think if he can give the guy a break, then I feel moved myself a bit to give him a break also.
Hayden is a decent individual first, and a great champion as well.
