04-20-2015, 12:38 AM
(04-19-2015, 11:55 PM)Inline4_imp Wrote:(04-19-2015, 10:00 PM)redbirds_imp Wrote:(04-19-2015, 09:29 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote:(04-19-2015, 08:24 AM)CB4ME_imp Wrote: Marquez is currently 30 points behind the lead. Yes it's way too early to draw conclusions, but a Marquez under pressure has been prone to mistakes in the past.
And speaking of mistakes, why did Marquez change from a super hard tire on the starting grid?
My understanding is some riders were going with the hard hoping to build up an insurmountable lead over the guys running super hards and hoping to be able to hang on long enough to finish.
Choose, but choose wisely (Indiana Jones reference)
The flaw in this reasoning became clear as Marquez was sliding about at the end, trying desperately to hold off Rossi's charge. A wiser move would have been to accept the inevitable and let Rossi through, settle for the 20 championship points. The heat of battle can trump proper reasoning though, especially in the younger mind.
What a disappointment to check my DVR and find soccer and no racing, GRRRRRR!
The flaw in this reasoning became clear as Marquez was sliding about at the end, trying desperately to hold off Rossi's charge. A wiser move would have been to accept the inevitable and let Rossi through, settle for the 20 championship points. The heat of battle can trump proper reasoning though, especially in the younger mind.
What a disappointment to check my DVR and find soccer and no racing, GRRRRRR!
Maybe this will help............
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgIWJeJbNHw
Saw that wreck from a different angle yesterday and it appeared when Rossi pitches his bike over for the following left hander it changes the angle of his bike which knocks Marquez's front end out from under him. I'd venture to say if there hadn't been a left turn there, but a straightaway instead, Marques would have stayed upright. He'd have still lost, but he wouldn't have crashed.
wish I could find a video/view of that other angle.
Racing incident pure and simple.