Lorenzo at the top of FP2. Rossi has a bunch of ground to make up.
I think it's a little deceptive, as AFAIK Rossi didn't swap on a fresh set of tires for a couple hot laps at the end of FP2.
He swapped a used set of tires between his two bikes in the last couple minutes, and I don't think he even got one hot lap after the swap.
Hmmm, an awful lot of smiling and laughing going on.
Looks like he's manufacturing drama to me.
And providing an excuse (only believable inside Rossi's head) that if he loses out on the title, he can claim Marquez jacked him at PI.
The most pderbyerous thing about his accusation, is that he's essentially accusing MM of hatching this evil plot during the race.
"Yeah, I'll wick it up, and pass JLo, then back off , and later on I can say I overheated the tire."
"JLo will pass me, as will AI and Rossi, then I'll pass them back, making sure that AI stays ahead of Rossi."
"Then I'll really drop the hammer, and pass JLo halfway through the last lap, so I can do maximum damage to Rossi's points lead for my buddy JLo."
"But I'll only go so far for Jorge, I won't let him win the race."
MM is a great rider, and occasionally shows the ability to conduct rational analysis while in battle.
But such a stratagem is beyond his ability when combined with the level of competition.
The only rider I can think of who is capable of anything close to this would be Rossi, back in the day when he could cruise around at 9.5 tenths until the last few laps.
