I know for a fact Rossi knows about this forum, I told him about it at Indy. I gave him a stuffed minion from the movie Despicable Me as a lighthearted joke. He actually liked it, laughed and thanked me. Rossi didn't start off with his now entrenched skewed perceptions, he's a man that has been treated exceptionally, like an 'emperor' (Herve's words) and it has resulted in a distorted sense of self-importance. You can't totally blame Rossi, the officials and executives of the sport (they and the cowardly media, major culprits) have made it so that interactions with Rossi on the track are now 'altered norms of racing', it has resulted in a distorted experience for Rossi. So when he is raced hard but fair he perceives it as an affront to his status. Listen to his post race interview, it's an 'emotional' grievance not a technical one, he claimed he is "scared", and concludes Marc has "destroyed" the sport.
People don't even bother to analyze the incident. I've read many articles and write-ups in both English and Spanish, they might as well have all been written by Mat Oxley. Zero diversity in opinion, no dissenting opinion, they've all deemed Marc guilty, most didn’t even talk about the technical aspects of the incident. The notion of 'leaving the door open' and the historical norms of the overtaking--that being the rider's right to take that space and contest it isn't even acknowledged. The logic seems to be: since Marc blew the start-- therefore he must be guilty of the incident with Rossi. That's like convicting you of a crime you didn’t commit because I found you guilty of something unrelated earlier that day. Guilty! Wait why, I didn't do anything wrong, for years what I did was never considered a crime? Well sir, you were guilty earlier today of breaking a rule I just made up, so there.
They have not entertained actual scrutiny for the validity of the penalty. They've just assumed it was correct. Nobody I've read has argued that Rossi leaving the door open was then obligated to avoid the contact. Take a look at Misano 2016, Lorenzo stands the bike up because Rossi takes a far more sharp and oblique angle than Marc did at Argentina. Who would have taken Lorenzo's side if Jorge refused to avoid the contact? Who here believes Rossi would have been disqualified if Lorenzo had refused to stand his bike up and collided with Rossi (who didn’t make the apex btw). It's the same here, Rossi refused to avoid contact, closed the line despite rightfully losing that space because of taking an unnecessarily wide line. Rossi was losing 3.8 secs a lap precisely because he was taking wide tentative lines. The previously accepted norms of racing have been suspended when it comes to Rossi. That's why Rossi rightly has a distorted view of the world, everyone from officials to media to the overwhelming opinion of spectators enabled Rossi's world view.
Look no further than below. Special press conferences, a mirror of Valencia 2015. The control of information is in full affect. I pointed out in another post, Krops let slip that a "journalist" was coerced into destroying an interview he had recorded of Mike Webb. Consider the leverage Dorna has (keep in mind they've told us Dorna has nothing to do with Race Direction. They've highlighted this ........ claim now 3 times, including Vito Ipolito's incoherent ramblings that were specifically designed to sell us that race direction is an FIM function, so hey everyone don't blame Dorna for Marquez disrespecting Rossi's honor. ) Dorna have effectively gagged the flow of information. If anybody doesn’t think Carmelo has made clear to the press corps they're on notice, well you're naive. Marc will be grilled like he was after Argentina, Rossi will be treated 'again' like royalty by the "journalists" and give him ample space to express his indignation. No wonder Rossi's world view of reality is distorted. He hasn't experienced what it's like to be accountable.
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If you live in a glass house don't throw rocks.
