tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36009958.post2307461307990497874..comments2023-11-09T14:15:40.111+02:00Comments on Fatima and Ahmed's Son: The Marquez and Lorenzo BumpRidwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16758153484699728802noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36009958.post-91963212655746437722013-05-06T07:26:30.416+02:002013-05-06T07:26:30.416+02:00Thanks for a comprehensive analysis and comment br...Thanks for a comprehensive analysis and comment bra Tony.<br /><br />I too was impressed with Lorenzo's maturity at the press conference. <br /><br />He has every right to be pissed off as you say. But it is all par for the course is it not? The young gun is taking it to the champ. Two weeks ago he crossed swords with Pedrosa - who by the way looked imperious yesterday.<br /><br />At Jerez Marquez saw Rossi off quite comprehensively too.<br /><br />So the race was a continuation of his bold entrance and history making feats in MotoGP.<br /><br />On a related note - I was surprised to see him celebrate drinking champaign on the podium in Texs. Since he is only 20 it is in fact an illegal celebration.<br /><br />The drinking age in the US is 21 as you know.<br /><br />And despite the nanny state posture of all things official in the US nothing was said that I know of.<br /><br />Thanks again for a great comment Tony.<br /><br />Peace,<br />RidiRidwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758153484699728802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36009958.post-71753604137279508772013-05-06T05:05:03.103+02:002013-05-06T05:05:03.103+02:00Hell, boet, if I was Lorenzo, I would have been pr...Hell, boet, if I was Lorenzo, I would have been pretty pissed off. It was a bit of a silly move, but there was a fairly big gap - Jorge left THE BARN DOOR open.<br /><br />Ok, I need to take a step back - as far as assigning blame - I think that they're both to blame. <br /><br />Marquez....he was a little far back to pull that move off cleanly, but Jorge did leave the door open and wasn't a small gap, hence the barn door reference. I also feel that Marquez could have pulled his turn in a little tighter, although I will concede that with the lack of grip (everybody complained about it), and amount of braking force that Marc would have had to use to close the big gap, he may have not have had much grip in reserve to turn any tighter. Still a bit of an over ambitious move that paid off in the end, but could just as well have ended in tears.<br /><br />Jorge....should have kept the door shut (as he too admitted in the post race interview)and I also feel that he turned into Marquez; it's not like he was unsighted, Marquez was slightly in front of him. He should have stood it up a little, Marquez would have passed him and ran wide - he would then be able to zip up the inside and claim his second place. His bump actually helped Marquez to make the turn. But I think that on this rare occasion, the red mist got the better of him. It may also have been a bit of an intimidation tactic to let the young pup know that the MotoGP boys can play just as hardball as the Moto2/3 boys, after all, it is their old stomping ground.<br /><br />So I think that it should pass as nothing more than a racing incident, but yes, if I was Jorge, I would be extremely pissed off. <br /><br />We should also take our hat off to the world champ - he didn't make any reference to the incident in the post race interview, except to say that he should not have left the door open. <br />I salute you Jorge, you are a hard racer, a fair sportsmen and you are a gentleman.Tonynoreply@blogger.com