Dani Pedrosa said it was “very unfair” that Marco Simoncelli only received a ride-through penalty for the Le Mans incident that left the Spaniard with a broken collarbone.
Pedrosa and Simoncelli were fighting over second place when they made contact with 10 laps to go in France, with Pedrosa falling after Simoncelli pulled across in front of him while trying to complete an outside-line pass.
Simoncelli came back from seventh to fifth after the penalty he was given for the clash, while Pedrosa will find out tomorrow whether he requires surgery for his latest injury.
“I was having a good race, the goal was to ensure another podium and I had it in my grasp. But it counts for nothing,” said Pedrosa. Yahoo! Eurosport UK
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“Simoncelli overtook me, I passed him back and I had the better line, he just came into me releasing the brakes and I could do nothing,” Pedrosa explained.
“I leave here with a broken collarbone and he with a ride-through penalty, good for him!”
“Yet again I come out worse off. We only just recovered from the nightmare of the last operation and now I’m hurt again. It is very unfair, I don’t deserve it,” Pedrosa said.
Just two weeks after Pedrosa’s compatriot Jorge Lorenzo launched a scathing attack on Simoncelli, the Italian was once again earning the ire of fellow riders. Fox Sports
The incident between Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) and Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini Team) which occurred during the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France, caused much talk amongst the paddock, as to who was to blame for the incident and whether the ride through penalty was the correct decision. Thoughts of those involved and rider’s on the moment the two riders locked horns.
Marco Simoncelli
“For me I haven’t done anything incorrect, so for me this is a race ‘action’ (incident). I saw in the video that his bike was hopping a little bit and he lost the line, he touched me, when I saw he couldn’t make the corner I picked the bike up but it was too late. He touched me on the back and he crashed. For me the punishment from Race Direction was because of all the controversy of the last few days, and from Estoril. For me if the same thing happened without me they would penalise nobody. This is my point of view.”
Valentino Rossi, Ducati Team
”For me, I think this time, Simoncelli was too hard, maybe it was a bit too aggressive, as Dani had no room to make anything. I think it’s also a mistake because at that part of the race Simoncelli arrive strong so maybe instead of overtaking Dani under braking, he could overtake him on the next lap.” motogp.com
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