31-10-15, 09:05 PM
Rossi does nothing without calculating it. He didn't mean for Marquez to come off, that was a miscalculation, or a fvck-up in our language.
Before the race, he could finish directly behind Lorrenzo in the next two races and be world champion. Marquez could stop him doing that, so he started the mind games; you want to help Lorenzo, you're interfering with the championship. Even the gesticulating during the race, all planned and calculated to make sure Marquez finished either behind Rossi, or in front of Lorenzo.
And the punishment by race control was a stroke of genius; Rossi would have to beat Lorenzo at Jarez, but it looked like a non-punishment to Rossi fans.
Rossi was unlucky Marquez came off, but (as a massive Rossi fan), he should have had his points taken off him.
Before the race, he could finish directly behind Lorrenzo in the next two races and be world champion. Marquez could stop him doing that, so he started the mind games; you want to help Lorenzo, you're interfering with the championship. Even the gesticulating during the race, all planned and calculated to make sure Marquez finished either behind Rossi, or in front of Lorenzo.
And the punishment by race control was a stroke of genius; Rossi would have to beat Lorenzo at Jarez, but it looked like a non-punishment to Rossi fans.
Rossi was unlucky Marquez came off, but (as a massive Rossi fan), he should have had his points taken off him.