<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (J708 @ Aug 18 2009, 10:06 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Everywhere I go so many people hate that man. Anymore hate he will really have to change his name to Fagrizio or Fabshitzio!! What on earth has he done to deserve it! Im not a fan but someone please be kind enough and explain...
Please refrain from smart ... answers. I'm not defending him, but I demand an explanation.
Thank you
To be fair and this will likely get up some noses a lot of the 'hate' for Fabrizio is based on perceptions as to his riding style and skill levels.
He has unfortunately been involved in a number of incidents with high profile riders (Spies, Biaggi etc) and as such has generated some 'hate' from fans of those riders (although of late more is heard due to the incident with Spies). In may ways he is currently not really diefferent to the Pedrosa uproar when he (DP) took out Hayden during Haydens championship year as that one incident could have destroyed Haydens year, fortunately it did not but the fact it occurred upset a lot of people.
Personally I actually like Fabrizio because he is emotional, aggressive and damn frustrating to watch as he is mighty fast but at the same time you expect something to happen and often it does and at times again he involves others.
To me, he has bucketloads of talent, drive, and determination but he needs to learn to temper that somewhat and channel it correctly because at the moment his impetuosity is leading to him making mistakes and he is gaining a reputation.
So really, I am not sure he is 'hated' as such but do think that many people are concerned about him particularly when he is around their own personal favourite riders.
Garry