Alahai.. Rossi 'kissed' a corner in today's very first race of MotoGP at Jerez circuit. Reason? Toni Elias bumped onto him. What a pity.. still have 2 weeks to go for another splendid performance ;)
An excerpt from a newspaper:
Spain's Toni Elias has apologised to Valentino Rossi for a first corner incident that saw the five-time champion crash out of the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday. Elias went on to finish fourth while Rossi managed to save two points in 14th despite a broken foot peg and brake lever.
"We knew this was going to be a difficult race but maybe not so difficult!" Rossi said after chatter problems left him ninth on the grid. "I saw Toni come up on the inside and he hit me; this is racing and these things happen. I have known Toni for many years and he is a good rider.
"He apologised to me after the race so I told him not to worry - only to remember to brake next time and if it is too late then to hit another bike instead of me!" he added.
Elias was clearly upset by the incident after he was seen to beg for mercy from Rossi immediately after the race. Rossi gave a shrug of the shoulders before giving the young Spaniard a tap on the back and riding back to his Yamaha garage.
"I feel sorry for Valentino, but it was a really close start and we all reached the end of the straight bunched together," Elias said. "I was right next to Shinya Nakano and when I tried to avoid him I clipped Valentino. I went to apologise to him after the race although these things do happen in racing." - Excerpt from Eurosport
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