The existence of “haters” is a symptomatic phenomenon of our time which also says a lot about our society and it spares no one, young or old, anonymous or champions. These “haters” have found their field of proliferation on social networks where, under cover of anonymity ensuring their impunity, they can indulge in their raison d'être: denigrate and even threaten. Recently, Marc Marquez found them in his space after the two incidents at the start of the Aragon Grand Prix, in which he was directly involved. On the other side of the motorcycle speed planet, in WSBK, it was the six-time world champion in this category Jonathan Rea who was the target of attacks, following the events at Magny-Cours with Alvaro Bautista who was also the first accuser…
Jonathan Rhea will remember the events of the Race 2 at Magny Cours, and not just from a sporting point of view. It will be recalled that the official Kawasaki had then hung its counterpart in the colors of Ducati who ended up on the ground for the count. The latter did not hide his feeling that his opponent had knowingly made him fall, a version relayed in high places at Ducati. We even have threatened to go to court within the Italian team. An intention that fizzled out.
But the fire spread on social networks. During the last meeting of the championship WSBK Barcelona the past weekend, Jonathan Rhea told what happened on his social networks after the Magny-Cours accident with Baptist, with whom there is still a lot of tension. “ I check my social media, but on race weekends my sister and a friend take care of it. Comments have been disabled after reading some reviews ».
Jonathan Rea: “ someone under a photo of me and my dogs wrote that he wanted me to break my bones »
« What happened at Magny-Cours was a completely involuntary maneuver » repeats the Northern Irishman. “ In the end, I tried to just think about myself. Someone under a photo of me and my dogs wrote that he wanted me to break my bones. What kind of person are you to write this? I tell my fans not to defend me on social media and not to throw shit at anyone ».
Sale was forced to temporarily disable the ability to comment on his account Instagram after Magny-Cours, due to too many negative comments against him… Marc Marquez commented that he had chosen " to ignore these “haters” so as not to be inconvenienced. However, it is always difficult to avoid them when you are a public figure.
