[Ducati] Pedrosa responds, pledges full Hayden support

[Rob Allen]

On 10/23/06, izzy <ducnet at livnay.com> wrote:
>
> More than likely, both of them were read the Riot Act regarding their
> public comments clauses in their contracts.  Since the
> near-ubiquitous consensus is that Pedrosa caused the wreck, he has to
> act contrite in public.  Hayden probably WAS speaking from the heart,
> as well as his attorney advising him to obey his HRC contract and
> bite his tongue about his teammate.
>
> Both are skilled racers, but I simply like Pedrosa.  This latest eff
> up -- the "stupidest wreck in the history of moto-racing" --- just
> takes the cake.  He doesn't deserve a finish.
>

Maybe.  I guess I'm a "rose colored glasses" kinda guy, and I choose to
believe that these are two professionals who enjoy mutual respect, and who
are both exemplary sportsmen rather than simply two skilled racers who are
legally forced into professionalism by a "if you can't say something nice
then shut up" clause in their contracts.  Maybe that's naive.  I still like
Pedrosa and I've always liked Hayden.

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