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Originally Posted by sharky nrk
Mike Webbs words -
“So in this case Valentino maintains he did not deliberately make the manoeuvre. However our view of the whole situation - looking at all the evidence - is that he deliberately ran wide and therefore deliberately caused the contact by trying to run Marquez off the track.
If they had deemed that Rossi intentionally kicked Marc's brake or handlebar he would have received 5 points instead of 3. Even Lin Jarvis has said what Rossi did was wrong - even if he felt justified.
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I think that Mike's (race direction) view matches the videos. I also think it is in line with what Rossi said to the press. He was trying to push Marc wide to slow him down and discourage the silly passes (12+ in two laps, slowing both riders down).