Starting last doesn't make a difference, I've said that on this forum before, putting a fast rider at the back is not a penalty, Rossi had the 4th fastest bike in the race and finished 4th, he'd passed most of the fodder by the end of the first lap.
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Starting last doesn't make a difference, I've said that on this forum before, putting a fast rider at the back is not a penalty, Rossi had the 4th fastest bike in the race and finished 4th, he'd passed most of the fodder by the end of the first lap.
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I have zero respect for Valentino Rossi as a person.
Talented rider, had a lot of on track success that was earned.
But his latest comments are far too much for me.
This goes beyond being a sore loser.
It's the true measure of the man and who he is as a person.
Talented rider, had a lot of on track success that was earned.
But his latest comments are far too much for me.
This goes beyond being a sore loser.
It's the true measure of the man and who he is as a person.
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There will be a lot of that to come. You have to admit that even without Rossi's comments after PI and the incident in Sepang, people would have still found it odd that Marc never attempted a single pass even though he stayed within striking distance of Lorenzo the entire race. Not at least attempting a pass is out of character for Marc. Even when Marc struggles with tires or bike setup, he still fights for position.
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And Rossi deserved to lose the championship after his behaviour in Sepang, what goes around comes around.
Congrats to Danny Kent & Jorge Lorenzo
Look at Lorenzo, MM and Dani’s lap times. They run at 1.31 for almost all laps. I see if MM and Dani did not try to battle hard with him to avoid the risk of making him fall in last lap unless they are title contenders too. If they had been faster, they would overtake him in the middle of the race.
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He wasn't in contention for the championship since he wrecked his own season with all of those crashes in the first half. So yes he definitely deserved to not win, which he obviously did not.
You don't know him as person and never will. He's 100% correct, no pass was ever attempted, this has never happened in MM's entire career. When a lone pass was attempted by DP, who had the chance to bring HRC a win, attempted bulldozing ensued. What other conclusion would any reasonable person come to?
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Honda will certainly be asking Mark why he didnt follow orders to beat JLo, and of course if their data show he could have gone quicker then he may be in a bit of hot water over it at HRC.....
Dani still stands out as the rider of the day, and of the second half of the season....i very much hope he wins the 2016 title while the rest of the children bicker and beat each other up....
Three open questions for me....
- Will Honda finally release the 'kick' data on Monday?
- Will JLo repay the favor next year if the title comes down to Dani and MM?
- Will JLo lose more sponsors or will yamaha?
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Is interesting that so far only the Rossi haters think there was nothing wrong with Marquez. Everyone else, fans or not can see that what Marquez did this race was not anything like how he races.
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When you act like this in public, that tells a lot about what the true character is. You can think whatever you want, but being the 9-times world champion he is, he should have a modicum more class.
Has any world champion levied these kinds of charges at any other competitor ever?
Most vitriolic incident I've ever seen will forever be Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna, and in spite of how bad their relationship got, they never accused each other of race fixing.
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JLo to Honda Pedders to Yamaha 2017
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Yes and the Rossi boppers suddenly swore MM was out to wreck VR in Phillip Island, only after the almighty had spoken.
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Well, apparently according to his manager MM doesn't see it that way. He believes it's Rossi to blame for not being in contention for the championship.
You'll find its not Rossi boppers but any person that has followed Marquez career and watched something happen which he's never done before.
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Marquez just didn't have the pace of overtaking Lorenzo. Of course, Rossi fans are keeping themselves deluded. Anyway, if Rossi would have been a desvering champion, he shouldn't be needing other's help. He had all in his own hands and he failed. With second position he would win. But he failed to deliver.
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Pedder to KTM, and JLo to Ducati
