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October 19, 2006
They Say A Picture Is Worth A 1000 Words
What was Dani Pedrosa thinking on lap 2 in Estoril when he took the MotoGP points leader and his HRC teammate Nicky Hayden out of the race and the points lead with an out of control attempted pass? I think his ego is so huge that he couldnt bear the thought of Nicky possibly winning the MotoGP world championship and being the first to unseat Valentino Rossi in 5 years. I believe that he would rather have Rossi win again and then take his best shot next year in 2007 and he did his best to insure that scenario. I would bet that Rossi and Yamaha have had a few good laughs at the expense of HRC and Pedrosa in days since.
Nicky still has a slim chance at the title but it could require some help from Pedrosa but based on past experience that doesnt seem too likely.
UPDATE
Alberto Pig, Dani Pedrosa's manager and mentor now blames Nicky for the crash which took both Repsol riders out of the race. He claims Nicky braked early which forced Pedrosa to crash taking Hayden down in the process. This is after Pedrosa admitted in an HRC press release that he made a grave error in judgement. Again as is so common in todays world no one can assume responsibility for their mistakes. Maybe Pig is planning a career in politics?
Posted by MyChron Mike at October 19, 2006 07:16 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pTeUwllAxY
hayden video interview...so sad. =(
Posted by: John @ AiM West at October 20, 2006 04:55 PM
I'm happy...because Rossi deserves the title. Hayden had a lot of good luck this year and is was time for him to crash....Hayden is not ready to be the champion because there is only one big champion...ROSSI
Posted by: delia at October 20, 2006 05:11 PM