I hated what Marquez did to Rossi and I’m still annoyed about it fwiw!ptmonkey wrote: ↑04 Nov 2024, 11:32(here we go againDunlay wrote: ↑04 Nov 2024, 11:06I really liked what happened in 2015 though. Rossi shouldn't have antagonized Marc the way he did in the middle part of the season and more specifically, in Malaysia. I thought Rossi losing was perfectly deserved. A more friendlier approach with Marc would have helped Rossi, but he was too full of himself to understand the damage Marc would cause. On the other hand, Pecco is a silly rider with so many mistakes all thorugh the season. Having the fastest bike and factory development, he is making so many mistakes and losing the title all by himself, no one to blame. If this year was painful for him, next year is going to be even more dreadful with Marc on the other bike.). I don't understand how manipulating a sporting result on track can be compared to some words outside of the track. Marquez even made sure that Danny on the last race was not able to be ahead of Lorenzo if I remember correctly.
That said, even as a big Pecco fan, I don’t necessarily see how Marquez did anything this time - especially since he’s going to Ducati and wouldn’t really want to mess that up before it’s started.
I think this is generally on Pecco for too many errors - it’s kinda a bit like a Kimi in 2005 situation (albeit that was more reliability related). I still think the guy who wins 3x the Grand Prix of his rivals “deserves” the title, but it is what it is an d I think these DNFs are an unfortunate part of Pecco’s overall game.
