Shell Malaysian GP---Spoilers

[duccarlos]

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2015/10/22/rossi-marquez-would-prefer-lorenzo-to-win/187955

[duccarlos]

It reads even more paranoid.

[ducpainter]

Here's another theory: 

That was said to the Italian press...the same Italian press that has been pretty hard on Rossi's buddy Iannone over the past week. Maybe he's just trying to re-direct their anger towards Marquez to give his friend a break!

It's hard to tell with Rossi.

He's been manipulating the press and his rivals for years.

It will be an exciting finish to the season whatever happens.

[MadDuck]

Rossi will have to be on the very top of his game at this race. Another thing that might be in his head is that this is the race and the track where Simoncelli died four years ago. Maybe he wins it for Marco........ 

[duccarlos]

Rossi needs MM to beat up on Jorghey, so what better way to "motivate" him.

[Speeddog]

Perhaps it was the wrong kind of mushrooms in the sauce on his pasta last night, or in his omelette this morning?  

I watched the press conference, and I think it was a massive joke by Rossi.
Just stirring people up.

Is there video of the Biaggi comments?

[duccarlos]

The last link was an interview after the news conference with an Italian reporter. It sounded like he was dead serious.

[Speeddog]

The text in that link reads dead serious.

But is there video of that interview with the Italian press?

[duccarlos]

Nope, just transcripts.

[Speeddog]

More on Rossi's comments:
http://photo.gp/2015/10/22/valentino-rossi-marc-marquez-drama-at-sepang/

So far, I've got concerns about Rossi's (alleged) comments after the press conference.

First, this text:
http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2015/10/22/rossi-marquez-would-prefer-lorenzo-to-win/187955
..... is a translation of him speaking in Italian to the Italian media.

Who did the translation?
'Cause, y'know, there wouldn't be any bias in a translation....

Is it verbatim, covering all questions and all answers?
The questions seem contrived to allow Rossi to paint a complete story.

Would the eyewitnesses say he was talking seriously, or joking?
Because, IMO, reading a transcript from the press conference would have what Rossi said sound a lot more serious.
Watching it, seeing the body language and facial expressions, I understood Rossi making a big joke.

[Blackout]

His tone and temperament were serious but I subscribe to the head games theory.

[koko64]

Maybe he's joking or the Italian press are playing funny buggers.

While JLo doesn't have an endearing character, if Rossi means that shit then it makes me want to see Lorenzo win. Rossi has the social intelligence to play pregnant dogy games and he knows better, while JLo is socially awkward in comparison. It's right up there with the Italian soccer team faking to get a penalty. Just race the bikes for make the beast with two backss sake.
This is the shit Doohan hated, he'd rather have a fight out back like a man rather pregnant doging like this.

Of course, it could all be a media beat up.

[Speeddog]

More:

https://motomatters.com/analysis/2015/10/22/2015_sepang_motogp_thursday_round_up_ros.html

[koko64]

Very interesting.

[MadDuck]

Lorenzo at the top of FP2.  Rossi has a bunch of ground to make up.