A season of spats! 
It makes it all that more fun.
Thursday, 28 April 2011
In a lengthy interview with Spanish sporting daily Marca, Casey Stoner admits he is having one of the best phases in his career to date. The Repsol Honda rider commented that he had been working throughout the winter primarily to get used to the RC212V before development started, and also praised his rivals. Stoner also responded to criticisms from Jeremy Burgess and Valentino Rossi after their move to Ducati, when “they did not know the real potential of the bike because I had not pushed it to the limit, and other things. Or Jeremy saying that only 18 seconds were needed to adjust the bike because it had a very simple setting. They’ve taken months and months with the bike and haven’t improved it. For me, they have to keep their mouths shut because they have not figured out how to ride this bike.”
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Saturday, 30 April 2011
After their highly publicised coming together at Jerez almost four weeks ago Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner met on track once more on Friday, for the opening two practice sessions of the bwin Grande Prémio de Portugal. At the end of the day the Australian took issue with Rossi for what he alleged was a case of following him around the Estoril track, and the Ducati rider responded with comments published by Mediaset in which Rossi said he did not understand what the problem was. “These are situations which occur frequently,” said Rossi. “I was not waiting for him, I had simply slowed down to rest. If he doesn’t want to be followed he would have to ride on his own. He’s followed me many times. I don’t know what’s been his problem with me recently. Perhaps he just doesn’t like me. He talks about things he doesn’t know; why I didn’t continue with Yamaha, how my shoulder is…”
Rossi continued: “He was already saying, before the incident at Jerez for which I can only apologise, that I was a negligent rider and that he was worried to come across me on track. Perhaps it’s because he hasn’t gotten over our battle at Laguna Seca. But races are like that… you win some, you lose some.”
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motogp.com · Marca: Stoner responds to criticism from Burgess and Rossi
motogp.com · Mediaset: Rossi replies to Stoner
It makes it all that more fun.Thursday, 28 April 2011
In a lengthy interview with Spanish sporting daily Marca, Casey Stoner admits he is having one of the best phases in his career to date. The Repsol Honda rider commented that he had been working throughout the winter primarily to get used to the RC212V before development started, and also praised his rivals. Stoner also responded to criticisms from Jeremy Burgess and Valentino Rossi after their move to Ducati, when “they did not know the real potential of the bike because I had not pushed it to the limit, and other things. Or Jeremy saying that only 18 seconds were needed to adjust the bike because it had a very simple setting. They’ve taken months and months with the bike and haven’t improved it. For me, they have to keep their mouths shut because they have not figured out how to ride this bike.”
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Saturday, 30 April 2011
After their highly publicised coming together at Jerez almost four weeks ago Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner met on track once more on Friday, for the opening two practice sessions of the bwin Grande Prémio de Portugal. At the end of the day the Australian took issue with Rossi for what he alleged was a case of following him around the Estoril track, and the Ducati rider responded with comments published by Mediaset in which Rossi said he did not understand what the problem was. “These are situations which occur frequently,” said Rossi. “I was not waiting for him, I had simply slowed down to rest. If he doesn’t want to be followed he would have to ride on his own. He’s followed me many times. I don’t know what’s been his problem with me recently. Perhaps he just doesn’t like me. He talks about things he doesn’t know; why I didn’t continue with Yamaha, how my shoulder is…”
Rossi continued: “He was already saying, before the incident at Jerez for which I can only apologise, that I was a negligent rider and that he was worried to come across me on track. Perhaps it’s because he hasn’t gotten over our battle at Laguna Seca. But races are like that… you win some, you lose some.”
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motogp.com · Marca: Stoner responds to criticism from Burgess and Rossi
motogp.com · Mediaset: Rossi replies to Stoner
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