What Stoner said to Rossi after Jerez crash...
This is what Casey Stoner said to Valentino Rossi when the Italian apologised for taking the Australian out of the Spanish MotoGP after a botched overtake for second place on lap 8 of 27.
Rossi rejoined to finish fifth, while new Repsol Honda rider Stoner - who won from pole at round one in Qatar, and was on pole again at Jerez - was forced to retire.
Rossi went to find Stoner in the Repsol Honda pits after the race and they shook hands, then...
Stoner (smiling): "How's your shoulder? Is it okay?"
Rossi (helmet still on): "I'm very sorry."
Stoner: "Okay. You have some problem with your shoulder?"
Rossi: "I make a mistake"
Stoner: "Yeah. Obviously your ambition outweighed your talent."
Rossi: "Eh?"
Stoner: "Ambition is more than the talent."
Rossi: "I'm very sorry."
Stoner: "No problem."
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
