[cbinker]

Originally Posted by csmith12

Poor sportsmanship on both riders. Strategy and putting pressure on other racers are part of racing yes... but not like this. :\

I have 2 clear observations;
Marc should have ran a cleaner race, he had the pass and the pace to pull away multiple times but "controlling the pack" is a valid race strategy as well. I am just saying it didn't have to be so obvious and careless for that matter.
Rossi should have let Marc crash on his own without any assistance, all he had to do was up the pace enough to counteract the crazy riding by Marc.

I think he wanted to beat Rossi at his own game. Same game that sent Gibbernau and Biaggi packing.