Poor form from the litt Lorenzo giving rossi the thumbs down on the podium as he was receiving his third place trophy did,nt help.
They'd be mental to do that. Actually, they could guarantee a win next year by putting smith on the factory bike. Everyone knows he's the quickest out there....
Lorenzo isn't loyal. He simply believed he had the best bike. If Marquez won this year he'd have been doing what he could to be hrc next year
If you put yourself in Lorenzo's boots I am sure many would feel the same way about Rossi. Rossi has done nothing but try to undermine and hold lorenzo back for years at yamaha simply because he knows he will eclipse him. Rossi insulted MM and his family pre-race and then spits the dummy out when MM gives him a race on track. Rossi knows he cannot beat him so decides the only option is to crash him out. Lorenzo deals with Rossi's ego day in day out year after year, i can well imagine how he feels. Had MM run Rossi off, would a start from the rear of the grid for MM been acceptable? All this about MM nutting VR's leg is nonsense. Can you hear yourselves?
For those who feel rossi is innocent, watch again eh? 15 overtakes and a controversial crash in epic Rossi v Marquez battle
He's been very loyal, yes the bike suits his style of high corner speed, but in all the years he's been with Yamaha, some times he's had the best bike, some times he hasn't. He's never even looked close to leaving. Lorenzo has never asked for no.1 status in the team over Rossi. Rossi asked for it over Lorenzo. He left for Ducati when he didn't get it. Lorenzo seems happy to race he on equal terms. Rossi insisted on the wall when the fast new kid on the block appeared.
Heat of the moment, I'm sure he regrets it. He sometimes comes across as moody, but I think he wears his heart on his sleeve. You can see exactly what's going on in his head and the kind of weekend he's having by his body language. He's not nasty or vindictive. His crime seems to be being a team mate of Rossi and faster at that. Nobody has a go at someone like Bradl, who's as exciting a bowl of soup, because he's not relevant. Some people seem to forget that until his spat, he was brilliant all weekend. He never said anything about the Marquez / Rossi issues. He was funny in the press conference when asked if Marquez helped him. Haters are always going to hate, but the kid is alright in my book. How spoilt and petulant was Rossi's move on Marquez?
Thinking about it more, i would have thought the reason Marquez didn't do his usual antics after crashing is simple,this was a totally different crash from any of his previous crashes, all the others were because he had made an error or he had pushed his bike over the limit, he would have been frustrated with himself or the bike. This time he was pushed of the track and made to crash, so jumping up and down in frustration and wanting to do a basil fawlty to his bike would have looked a bit odd. Hope that stops that conspiracy theory!
I think maybe telling Rossi he was number 2 and asking him to take a pay cut was a pretty good kick in the teeth for Rossi and led to the awful move to Ducati......
Find it funny that Lorenzo led the charge against simo for being dangerous...he's always been a whinger He couldn't ride the Honda.
