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Casey Stoner is on Twitter! ↘

May we now have a platform for more wonderful Storenzo shenanigans.

Now that I have calmed my anger, let’s talk about Marco Simoncelli.

I think the decision made my Race Direction today was unfair. Marco had already passed Dani, albeit a very late pass, and Dani rode in to the back of him. While, yes, Marco’s bold move left Dani nowhere else to go, I still don’t believe it was 100% Marco’s fault. There is no way Dani couldn’t have known Marco was there, they were side by side coming down the straight and a guy like Simoncelli is kinda difficult to miss. On the other hand, as Colin Edwards put it, at this level you don’t just chop someone’s front end off like that.

However, I find it laughable that Jorge Lorenzo was one of the group of riders making complaints about Simoncelli’s aggressive riding style. Did anyone happen to see his pass on Dovizioso today? If that wasn’t aggressive then I don’t know what is. I love Jorge, but if you’re going to complain about something don’t then go and do exactly the same thing a few hours later. It kinda negates your argument.

I’m more outraged by the penalty than the ‘crime’. A time penalty would have been more fair. Set him back however many seconds until the data has been reviewed post-race. It could be that RD look at the data and find out it was actually Dani running in to the corner too hot, but by then it’s too late. That’s the thing with a ride-through penalty, it can’t be taken back. At least if they had given him a time penalty, they could have revoked it had the evidence pointed otherwise.

Still, it’s a huge shame that Dani has fractured his collarbone. It’s going to damage what could have been a great season for him. But let’s not discount him just yet, Dani may bruise easily but he’s a tough little guy and I have no doubts he’ll come back all guns blazing.