is a fuggin' d*&khead!!! Yes, the longtime mentor of Dani "f**K Pedro" Pedrosa is blaming Hayden of all people for the incident at Estoril last Sunday:
Punishments at HRC?
-BREAKING NEWS-
October 17, 2006
Following Dani Pedrosa's extremely controversial taking out of erstwhile points leader (and Repsol Honda teammate) Nicky Hayden at the Estoril MotoGP round, some in the European motorcycling press are calling for retribution within HRC. The nearly unanimous opinion is that Pedrosa's move was ill-advised at best, and many fans have called for his head, but because the rookie had been given no team orders, this seems extremely unlikely. That doesn't mean, however, that other people in the team won't pay a price.
According to Italian website www.motograndprix.it, HRC General Manager Tsutomu Ishii is the most likely to be punished, and such a move would not be unprecedented; other HRC officials to have undergone similar treatment in the not-so-distant past include Kouji Nakajima and Carlo Fiorani.
Other overseas news sources are demanding that Alberto Puig be removed from the team. The Spaniard, who has the title of "crew chief" for the rider he has long mentored, was quoted this week on Spanish website www.as.com making comments that seem to lay the blame for the crash at least partially with Hayden:
"Dani had a mathematical chance, so who would obligate him not to race?" Puig said, explaining why team orders were not in place. "He crashed because the other rider [Hayden] braked early, and he had to turn in. If that didn’t happen, he wouldn’t have crashed. Dani was going fine, and on the previous lap, Hayden had hit him.... A big deal is being made because this involves the leader of the championship and his teammate. The first thing Hayden had to do was get in front, which he hasn't done all year. I know it's terrible for Honda and for Nicky, but it could have happened to anyone.â€
to Dani Pedrosa
to Alberto Puig
Repsol Honda
Punishments at HRC?
-BREAKING NEWS-
October 17, 2006
Following Dani Pedrosa's extremely controversial taking out of erstwhile points leader (and Repsol Honda teammate) Nicky Hayden at the Estoril MotoGP round, some in the European motorcycling press are calling for retribution within HRC. The nearly unanimous opinion is that Pedrosa's move was ill-advised at best, and many fans have called for his head, but because the rookie had been given no team orders, this seems extremely unlikely. That doesn't mean, however, that other people in the team won't pay a price.
According to Italian website www.motograndprix.it, HRC General Manager Tsutomu Ishii is the most likely to be punished, and such a move would not be unprecedented; other HRC officials to have undergone similar treatment in the not-so-distant past include Kouji Nakajima and Carlo Fiorani.
Other overseas news sources are demanding that Alberto Puig be removed from the team. The Spaniard, who has the title of "crew chief" for the rider he has long mentored, was quoted this week on Spanish website www.as.com making comments that seem to lay the blame for the crash at least partially with Hayden:
"Dani had a mathematical chance, so who would obligate him not to race?" Puig said, explaining why team orders were not in place. "He crashed because the other rider [Hayden] braked early, and he had to turn in. If that didn’t happen, he wouldn’t have crashed. Dani was going fine, and on the previous lap, Hayden had hit him.... A big deal is being made because this involves the leader of the championship and his teammate. The first thing Hayden had to do was get in front, which he hasn't done all year. I know it's terrible for Honda and for Nicky, but it could have happened to anyone.â€
