Come On Vale 46

[bibblebub]

Valentino Rossi - can he win the title despite starting the final race at the back of the grid??? I don't have any way to watch the race so am having to use Twitter and blogs to find out how the race is going, and it's exciting so far...

[bibblebub]

disappointment - so close yet so far

[Quizmonster]

Here are a few words from Mike Webb, the race director at Sepang:
“Despite what Marquez said we think he was deliberately trying to affect the pace of Valentino. However he didn't actually break any rules. Whatever we think about the spirit of the championship, according to the rule book he didn't make contact. His passes were clean. HE RODE WITHIN THE RULES. (My capitals)

“Valentino reacted to what he saw as provocation from Marquez and unfortunately his reaction was A MANOEUVRE THAT WAS AGAINST THE RULES. (My capitals) It's irresponsible riding causing a crash. We believe the contact was deliberate. He says he did not want Marquez to crash, but he did want to run him wide.”

For that he got the pathetic penalty of 3 points and that's how he got to be at the back of the grid yesterday. Personally, I think it would have been a travesty if he had won the championship after his actions in Malaysia. Luckily, he didn't.