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[ducpainter]

ALL OF YOU REPROBATES TO THE HEADMASTER'S OFFICE!

NOW!

https://motomatters.com/news/2015/11/02/carmelo_ezpeleta_and_vito_ippolito_to_ad.html

Makes Dorna and the FIM look even worse...IMO.

There's no way they can bring this 'under control' at this point.

[Triple J]

I think it's over...at least on the track. Off the track relationships will never be the same though.

Seems weird to cancel the press conference though.

[Speeddog]

'Under Control' will depend on the sort of encouragement that's offered by Carmelo and Vito in said meeting.

I suspect the encouragement will be plainly worded, and the rewards for behavior will be crystal clear.

[ducpainter]

'Under Control' will depend on the sort of encouragement that's offered by Carmelo and Vito in said meeting.

I suspect the encouragement will be plainly worded, and the rewards for behavior will be crystal clear.

Will the unwritten rule get some ink?

[duccarlos]

Will the unwritten rule get some ink?

no freaking way.

I think it's over...at least on the track. Off the track relationships will never be the same though.

Seems weird to cancel the press conference though.

+1 If you don't want them airing their dirty laundry, just don't invite any of them. Bring Iannone, Smith and Crusty. That would be an amusing press conference.

[Speeddog]

Will the unwritten rule get some ink?

I suspect that a gag order will be issued in the meeting.

Like "Anybody speaking anything remotely related to events in PI and Sepang may need to look for alternative employment."

[Needle99]

Rossi may be the only one to say something then.
His ego is big enough to say no one tells me what to do.

And he is at the end of his career anyway.

By going around the Fim he is already showing he thinks the rules do not apply to him.

[ducpainter]

I suspect that a gag order will be issued in the meeting.

Like "Anybody speaking anything remotely related to events in PI and Sepang may need to look for alternative employment."

They don't work for Dorna...just saying...and for sanctions to be brought for speaking out would make them look even worse.

By going around the Fim he is already showing he thinks the rules do not apply to him.

His appeal is well within the rules.

[Speeddog]

They don't work for Dorna...just saying...and for sanctions to be brought for speaking out would make them look even worse.
His appeal is well within the rules.

There's a significant portion of the grid that has a spot in MotoGP because that's what Carmelo wants.
Not to pick on Karel, but he's an easy example, he's not in MotoGP on merit.

I'm sure Carmelo is nine kinds of pissed.
He likes all of the press, and some of the inter-rider controversy, yes.
But the legitimacy of the title has been compromised.
And Rossi has rejected Carmelo's reality, and is inserting his own, via the press and the CAS.
He's not going to like that, at all.
Rossi has left a steaming pile on Carmelo's porch.

[ducpainter]

There's a significant portion of the grid that has a spot in MotoGP because that's what Carmelo wants.
Not to pick on Karel, but he's an easy example, he's not in MotoGP on merit.

I'm sure Carmelo is nine kinds of pissed.
He likes all of the press, and some of the inter-rider controversy, yes.
But the legitimacy of the title has been compromised.
And Rossi has rejected Carmelo's reality, and is inserting his own, via the press and the CAS.
He's not going to like that, at all.
Rossi has left a steaming pile on Carmelo's porch.

That's why Carmelo gets the big bucks...

and while Rossi is not motogp, the sea of yellow at every track around the globe does not go unnoticed by Carmelo and Vito.

They know on which side their bread is buttered, and when the sea of yellow disappears so does a shit ton of revenue.

[duccarlos]

That's why Carmelo gets the big bucks...

and while Rossi is not motogp, the sea of yellow at every track around the globe does not go unnoticed by Carmelo and Vito.

They know on which side their bread is buttered, and when the sea of yellow disappears so does a shit ton of revenue.

+11tybizillion

Rossi is MotoGP. His fans span generations, from guys that saw him start in the 90s to little kids that just started watching. This fact does not escape neither Carmelo nor Vito. They must be dreading his retirement, but also sweating this little altercation since they know that fans pay to watch Rossi win championships not to lose to a douchebag like Jorghey.

[ducpainter]

There's a significant portion of the grid that has a spot in MotoGP because that's what Carmelo wants.
Not to pick on Karel, but he's an easy example, he's not in MotoGP on merit.

It also doesn't hurt that daddy owns CardionAB and the Brno race track...

Of course he wants him in GP...

Carmelo gets the big bucks.

[thought]

+11tybizillion

Rossi is MotoGP. His fans span generations, from guys that saw him start in the 90s to little kids that just started watching. This fact does not escape neither Carmelo nor Vito. They must be dreading his retirement, but also sweating this little altercation since they know that fans pay to watch Rossi win championships not to lose to a douchebag like Jorghey.

Especially since I'm sure that they were betting that MM was going to succeed Rossi as the fan champion. But this new drama is going to carry on for a while with Rossi fans... I mean, look at Hayden/Dani. That incident has followed Dani around for years and this one is way worse. Going to make it harder to switch the fan base over to the successor.

[duccarlos]

They can only hope that 50% of Rossi fans will stick around post-Rossi era. What I mean by that is that at least 50% pay for tickets and concessions and not just watch it on TV.

[Triple J]

I think GP will be fine after VR leaves.