Seventh MotoGP racing series going back to Spain in the Circuit de Catalunya race weekend. But intrigue strategy riders began openly displayed at the Italian Grand Prix of Italy. Two weeks ago, Valentino Rossi embrace strategies Maverick Vinales be a topic of considerable debate.
Although in the end Rossi failed to gain points for the YZR-M1 strike in the ninth lap the actual race, jockey Movistar Yamaha had shone in the qualifying session the day before. Had stumbled during exercise, The Doctor can lock the pole position after beating Vinales at the end of qualifying.
When it appeared the notion that Rossi and Vinales is already designing a strategy in qualifying. The first time that sparked the sentence is Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez who said they saw two competitors often have a serious talk on the sidelines of the free practice.
Jorge Lorenzo also asked for a response about the duo Rossi-Vinales in pole position, but he responded lightheartedly, saying it was just a coincidence. But according to observations of former rider Randy Mamola, it is a form of strategy Rossi to win in front of his own supporters.
"Not the first time they worked together at Mugello. It also happened in Argentina and also at Le Mans (France). But the fact Rossi got the pole in Italy, in front of their own fans, put in place strategies that are very visible," explained Mamola in column Motorsport, Wednesday (01/06/2016).
"Let's be observed, on the one hand it is normal for some people find it strange to see two riders from different teams and different countries help each other. If you also take into account, within the next six months the two of them will be his teammate at Yamaha, where Rossi is in the spotlight. It is quite normal if you see people find reprehensible, "
Unfortunately, technical problems plagued the strategy. Incident damage YZR-M1 at Mugello makes Rossi failed to finish since the ninth lap. Even with Vinales, Suzuki GSX-RR which he was riding was also said to have problems that make it only could finish in the top six.
Mamola added, anything done Rossi at Mugello yesterday commendable. Moreover, he continued, the 37-year-old driver to do so on the basis of his ambitions for winning the world title this season.
"Personally, before assessing this kind of situation, I would like to give an overview. Someone like Valentino, drivers aged 37 years and have all to prove its capacity, using such a strategy is to show ambition and hunger, and you have to respect that," he said.
Furthermore, Rossi will return to fight in the Grand Prix of Catalunya on Sunday (06/05/2016) later. Bring a mission to make amends in Italy yesterday, nine times world champion was obstructed winning record at the headquarters of Lorenzo and Marquez.
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