The collision between Jonathan Rea and Alvaro Bautista during race 2 at Magny-Cours will not see the outcome in court, although it was announced by the representative of Ducati in the category. We therefore leave it there at the level of the procedure, but we do not give up on the version that the Kawasaki official intentionally caused his opponent to fall, namely Alvaro Bautista at the top of the championship. And that will inevitably weigh on the end of a season which promises to be explosive…
The reunion in Barcelona of the protagonists of the WSBK will certainly be worth the detour because it will mark the starting point of a tense relationship between Alvaro Bautista, Ducati et Jonathan Rhea, born of Magny-Cours Race 2 events. Time has passed since then, but the idea that the pilot Kawasaki deliberately brought down his remaining Spanish rival, which is not insignificant. Baptist says thus: “ what happens on the track stays there. I have no problem with Jonathan. But Next time I'm on the track with him I'll have to be more careful. I now know his intentions. If he did it once, why wouldn't he do it in the future? ».
He adds : " far from the race track, nothing will change » adds the Spaniard. “ My weekend in Magny-Cours was not negative, but a little disappointing because the fall was not my fault. It was good that my feeling with the bike was fantastic. I hope we will be as competitive on circuits that are good for us – and not worse. I am happy with my team and our work, this is one of the reasons why I am confident for the races to come ».
The collision between Jonathan Rea and Alvaro Bautista during race 2 at Magny-Cours will not see the outcome in court, although it was announced by the representative of Ducati in the category. We therefore leave it there at the level of the procedure, but we do not give up on the version that the Kawasaki official intentionally caused his opponent to fall, namely Alvaro Bautista at the top of the championship. And that will inevitably weigh on the end of a season which promises to be explosive…
The reunion in Barcelona of the protagonists of the WSBK will certainly be worth the detour because it will mark the starting point of a tense relationship between Alvaro Bautista, Ducati et Jonathan Rhea, born of Magny-Cours Race 2 events. Time has passed since then, but the idea that the pilot Kawasaki deliberately brought down his remaining Spanish rival, which is not insignificant. Baptist says thus: “ what happens on the track stays there. I have no problem with Jonathan. But Next time I'm on the track with him I'll have to be more careful. I now know his intentions. If he did it once, why wouldn't he do it in the future? ».
He adds : " far from the race track, nothing will change » adds the Spaniard. “ My weekend in Magny-Cours was not negative, but a little disappointing because the fall was not my fault. It was good that my feeling with the bike was fantastic. I hope we will be as competitive on circuits that are good for us – and not worse. I am happy with my team and our work, this is one of the reasons why I am confident for the races to come ».
Ducati: “ the commissioners carry out their work, but they do not always do it well »
Precisely, on the team side, the resentment is tenacious: “ sometimes the decisions are really weird, which annoys me ", said Bautista's Aruba Ducati team principal, Serafino Foti, in an interview on speedweek. " Sometimes the punishments are too harsh, sometimes enough. I remember how Nakagami was responsible for Bagnaia's crash in the first corner of the Barcelona MotoGP race. Results ? Nothing ».
« At Assen, Quartararo received a long lap penalty for being responsible for a normal racing accident involving Aleix Espargaró. Especially normal for this curve. The decisions of the commissioners are very important for the championship, they are also a message for young drivers. Champions like Jonathan and Alvaro are role models. The FIM constantly tells us something about safety, but the Magny-Cours decision is not an example » he said.
He finishes : " for me, certain points of the regulations should be modified. I understand that the commissioners are doing their job. But they don't always do them well, the same goes for MotoGP ". Atmosphere…
