Pedrosa Crash - Who was to blame?

Question

Have just read on crash.net about Dani's crash and both he and Vale are blaming each other. Did anyone see what actually happened (I was working last night and didnt get to see it)

Vale had said after the Qatar testing that it was hard to judge distances between bikes in the floodlighting...

Answer 1

Have to blame Rossi as he seemed to ease off the gas in the middle of the corner as Dani was speeded up but it was just one off them racing accident,s that happen and the main thing no one was nobody got badly hurt.

Answer 2

Hey Cheryl

like you I had the real world interfering with my gp enjopyment so dunno! Only answered to say well played for posting the link Arcane! and at feckin last - proper racing action - about time I had an excuse to lie on the sofa on sundays, it's been a bit mad lately!

See ya soon Cheryl

Answer 3

Looked like Rossi rolled off a tiny amount just at the same time as Dani started to wind it on.

Racing crash. No fault by either rider me thinks.

Im sure Dorna will think the same.

Answer 4

Personally I think Rossi got off the gas, whether he was going to run wide and had to I cant really say. But Dani was committed to the corner and was lining Rossi up for the pass. the closing speed was such as Dani had nowhere to go and hit Rossi's back wheel causing the crash.

Me...... I blame Rossi. he should have got off the racing line the moment he knew he was going to slow down.

But that's just MY opinion, not necessarily the facts

Answer 5

No ones fault, sometimes you get these strange, strange accidents. Maybe the Honda is far superior at the exit of the corners?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGtlnmI4R...

Answer 6

If i had to pick someone at fault I'd say pedrosa, if he was linening up for overtake he would have made some movement to the right, it was a bit like pedrosa-haydon crash, which nearly cost haydon the championship.

Then if you want to you could blame it on the light, being artificial it doesn't get to the receptors in yours eyes quick enough making distance hard to judge.