I appreciate that you don't know me personally, but if you did you would know I am very much a fan of Lorenzo, and was once a fan of Stoner (before he quit) That said, I'm a fan because of their ability on the track. Off track, they are consistently terrible sports and generally in a ****** mood. Rossi on the other hand is, more often than not, the one delightfully light hearted presence in MotoGP. My previous point speaks to this. Lorenzo and Stoner didn't start off with a chorus of boos, they earned them over time. Marc is now on the verge of making the same mistake, and maybe even Vale.. But if I'm honest, Vale is in the least danger because he's shown over his entire career that he understands the fans don't want to see their idols wallow in self-pity endlessly.. he'll get over this, I think. Marc.. maybe not.
Anyway, I'm no Rossi Fanboy, I'm merely a fan of racing in general, and being a fan I'm annoyed that Marc's grudge, and Vale's reaction, has left us with stained championship. But know, I admire Vale for his **** you Marc attitude. He's got one thing Marc may never have.. the balls to be real about how he feels.
This goes right to my above point. There is a reason Lorenzo was booed, and Marc better be ready for the same in his foreseeable future.. And to be frank, the fans are buying you as a product, you should probably give a **** about how your actions effect them.
As I pointed out before, I don't recall Rossi having Marco's back when he wiped Padrosa right out of the championship he was comfortably leading. Yeah he said 'this is racing' in regard to a lot of Simoncelli's moves, but not on that occasion. Think about it. Vale has not until this week, said anything damning about Marc's aggressiveness on track.. It's about time and place. Respect for the championship battle, and those who are actually still involved in it. Maybe this is also the answer to the "when is appropriate to sandbag" question...
