Twitter reacts to Rossi Marquez crash

Twitter has been awash with comments since the clash this morning between reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez and championship leader Valentino Rossi that saw the Spaniard end the race in the gravel and the Italian now set to start the last race from the back of the grid at the next and final race of the season in Valenica.

A number of racers, both current and past, took to Twitter to air their views on the crash, with most siding with Rossi, claiming that Marquez’s actions in apparently dropping back to slow Rossi up made the attempt to run him wide justifiable.

MM was riding like a dick to block VR. VR gave him looks of warning & MM didn’t accept. You try ride on outside & catch, it’s what happens

— Josh Brookes (@JoshBrookes) October 25, 2015

Twitter is very quick to jump to conclusions on the Rossi-Marquez incident @MotoGP it takes two to tango..

— Jeremy McWilliams (@McWill99) October 25, 2015

Can’t say I not happy that happened. @marcmarquez93 riding a second slower than he could just to mess up @ValeYellow46. Stay out of it

— andrew pitt (@andrewpitt88) October 25, 2015

However, there was also a few who fell on the side of Marquez, perhaps unsurprisingly led by a man who more than once became the victim of heavy Rossi moves: Casey Stoner.

If anyone else had done what Valentino did we would have been black flagged immediately, no questions asked.

— Casey Stoner (@Official_CS27) October 25, 2015

Think if It was any other rider they would of been disqualified from the race for sure… #justsaying #MotoGP

— Carl Fogarty (@carlfogarty) October 25, 2015

It was cheeky/dirty of Rossi. No doubt. But he never meant a crash. He was running him wide,ruining his exit and making a point. End of…

— James Haydon (@speedyhaydon) October 25, 2015

We’ll leave the final word on it to BT Sport commentator and former racer Keith Heuwan

Fans of one or the other will be outraged… I’m just upset that a great year has degenerated to unsporting behaviour #MotoGP 2/2

— Keith Huewen (@KeithHuewen) October 25, 2015