MotoGP 2018 : The battle of the giants A "sports era" can be defined in many ways: by law, by technology or even by fashion. B...
MotoGP 2018 : The battle of the giants
A "sports era" can be defined in many ways: by law, by technology or even by fashion. But sometimes, a "sports era" is defined by classic competitions. In football is Ronaldo - Messi, basketball is Lebon Jame - Kobe Bryan and in MotoGP racing since 2015 is the era of competition between Rossi - Marquez.The second stage of the 2018 MotoGP season has just taken place in a more emotional way. This seems to be a play of free and unfamiliar, starting with Miller winning the pole and then getting Crutchlow to win his first podium over the years that rises to the top of the rankings. Notably, this is also the 750th Honda on the way. An unforgettable landmark for Japanese producers.
This is also the third time Crutchlow has won first place at MotoGP and has been the first British rider since 1979 to top the MotoGP rankings. Earlier in 1979 Barry Sheene was the driver.
However, the most emotional of the long-standing fans would be the performance of Marquez in the second leg, the driver born in 1993 in the Argentinian past just like a "crazy cow" touched the heart. selfishness He's crazy driving crazy. And one of his greatest opponents is "legendary legends". The Doctor Rossi has again had a clash with Marquez on the track. This is not the first time these "giants" clash, thereby extending the history of smoke literal confrontation literally between the two opponents.
Rossi with more than two decades in racing has created a lot of "era" in MotoGP, but hardly anyone expected the final days of his career, born in 1979 still dominates the top and created a parallel race with his son, Marc Marquez.
Marquez once considered Rossi an idol. This is no surprise, with drivers under the age of 27 Rossi is no different than a living monument. However, when entering the track, Marquez increasingly shows that with his idol is just a "baby buffalo" is no longer the idol Rossi, but a rival he most wanted to beat, with all the way.
It is not difficult to recognize Rossi's influence on Marquez's current style of play. Rossi at the age as Marquez now also has the style of competition to "hot face" for so many senior: reckless, not afraid to collide. As Rossi grows older, he is more "dicky", preferring neatness and quickness instead of direct confrontation. Marquez, on the other hand, still plays like Rossi at the age of 25, and he seems to want to push crazy, risking a new limit.
Since 2015, Rossi has faced many "monsters" seemingly created by himself.
At MotoGP 2015, also at the Termas de Rio Hondo, Rossi-Marquez's competition lit up the Paddock area more than the story and champion of the race. What happened? Marquez (Repsol Honda) with a softer tire made Rossi (Movistar Yamaha) narrow the gap at a short distance, and when Rossi attacked, Marquez had a " Rossi when both of them together.
Then to the Dutch stage in the MotoGP 2015, at the Assen racecourse, when the last corner, Marcquez with the power of the car Honda attacked in the way that many people feel like he is running straight. In Rossi's car, Rossi had to drive through the gravel to avoid collision and also missed the Podium to Marquez, the 22-year-old driver.
The highlight of the 2015 MotoGP season is Sepang's "epic". At the time, this was the decisive moment for his entire 2015 season, he was brimming with the opportunity to win. However, Rossi has accepted a "throw off" a championship to directly "knock down" Marquez literally.
At Sepang that day, Rossi turns into Marquez's true foe. The Doctor was constantly bombarded by Marquez in very dangerous ways, the cameras that day recorded Rossi's turn and told the junior a warning after a turn, the warning followed. "Marquez, what the hell are you doing?" Responding to him is a cold attitude of Marquez, he continues to rush to Rossi.
The hardest hit came in the last corner, both of them in the lead, Rossi was on the edge and he was more compact than Marquez. Guess what Marquez do? Marquez drove out to the crab, and the car was like the rest of Rossi, Marquez's head then leaned to Rossi's knees. Things have reached the limit, Rossi nudged his knees straight into Marquez's head, causing Marquez to fall off. That day, Rossi won the podium and it was like a warning Marquez.
The collision was the biggest controversy in MotoGP history and is said to have completely changed the subject. In terms of regulation, Marquez's racing style is not a violation, but before the MotoGP racers always have an unwritten rule is never "in direct contact" on the track, Marquez broke with this principle. After the race, Rossi was penalized directly to the late departure on the next leg and nearly lost the opportunity to win the season. But he said he does not regret, if he does not do so they both will fall together because Marquez seems "deliberately dirty play him." Marquez insisted that he "did not violate the regulations of the organizers," Rossi deliberately using his feet.
Then they both sat down and agreed to make up. At the Catalan MotoGP 2016 season, the two shook hands. But everyone knows that it is just "the face not the content" of two racers as well as two teams. Everything will come back and in the last leg of Argentina's MotoGP 2018 season, once again "two giants" clash.
In the Marathon phase 2, Marquez caught the attention of the starter, but this attention was due to a negative incident, as if his car had a problem and shut down, he had to be very strenuous to boot the car. Due to this incident, he was sentenced to one pitlane. And after coming back from the pitlane, Marquez showed astonishing power along with the Honda RC213V. However, from here, Marquez seems to start a "crazy".
And Marquez's first victim was the Aprilia Racing Team Gresini, at a point when Aleix was leading and leaning forward, Marquez suddenly jumped from the inside. Marquez's desperate actions led to Aleix's sudden loss of control, and he rushed to the edge of the road and gave up his position to Marquez.
After attacking Aleix successfully, as a fate, Marquez once again attacked directly to Rossi. A similar scenario to Sepang 2015, Marquez into the back turn and actively shot up, snapped in and rushed in the "straight up" to Rossi. This situation seems to have made Rossi very surprised by the risk of Marquez and let Marquez pass.
Marquez then stepped up and in a split second, Marquez suddenly used the brakes as Rossi was chasing after. Rossi to steer clear of Marquez was steered, but the weather at Termas on Sunday made him lose control of the process and fell to the grass, luckily he could continue the race. Rossi had an extremely "fairplay" act with Marquez.
And here's what both sides said after the race at Termas de Rio Hondo yesterday.
He is destroying this sport
"He is destroying this sport." Criticism of the Doctor is directed at Marquez after the race, and Rossi also gives further evidence of Marquez's "bad play", which is on the 6th when Marquez rushes too close to his teammates. of him, Maillick Vinales. "Why?". According to Rossi, this is absolutely unnecessary because this is just a training session. Rossi sarcastically said: Marquez has made great strides, but it is not necessary to "turn" immediately.
"He deliberately plunged into me, leaning against my leg ... I just laughed, because it was too many times. I have not had any interest in him since 2015 and will not change anything. If he does not respect me, I will not respect him either. But about respect in sports is another story. It is very dangerous. He dives into the Aleix ... we are playing at MotoGP and we are the top racers in the world. If everyone is marching in the same way, it's going to be a double-blunder. Perhaps only Marquez on the track. In my opinion, the organizers have a responsibility to do something, otherwise, the races will not be able to take place normally. Marquez's level of progress has improved, but he does not play attack, he plays dirty. I feel very sad because I have suffered so much. But it is important that I win the points in the race to the championship. "
I made a mistake, accidentally
Marquez, after the race, stated that he had made a mistake, but he insisted that he did not intentionally.
"I'm sorry Aleix for my mistakes. I rushed and I did not think he would brake, but he did. Fortunately, nothing bad happens. I was fine, I understood that and I did as the rules ... then when I came back to the race I tried to improve position, and that was really hard. "
"I tried to get past Rossi, then I lost sight of a little and went into a puddle. So I have to use the brakes. And then what happened happened ... we collided. He falls After the race, I went to his team to meet and apologize to Rossi but they stopped me in. I respect that decision. "
"I made a mistake, accidentally. I went into a puddle. I tried 100%, the racetrack was very difficult and I was causing some difficulties for others. I was unintentional and I certainly tried not to collide with anyone. "
Two more weeks in Texas, Rossi and Marquez will have the chance to meet again in Season 3 of the 2018 MotoGP season. And wait, what will happen!
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