I agree, his style is somewhat aggressive and we don't mind until he tries to take over Vale....those things happen and as long as he doesn't knock Vale off his bike it is fine by me

yeah Iftiyati, when he smiles he looks pretty cute actually

I dont know about that. It was very dangerous. You could see Elias bumping Vale, it was not touching but they bumped a few times. Dont get me wrong I love a rough fight but this was not like Hopkins and Dani. That was very amusing to watch and they nearly touched eachother.

Well, what a bitter sweet day,

I was so happy for Bradley in 125's and also Dovi who rode and amazing race.....
But then the big boys came out and it all went wrong

That crash was so gutting for everyone involved, such a shame for Colin in particular

And as for Vale, I couldnt believe it! I thought he had a braking problem at first cause at the start on the grid the team were still working on the bike when Vale pointed to something and it seemed like maybe they had a problem. Only now it appears that michelin failed to do there job properly AGAIN!

From the beginning Vale looked like he was having problems, he was going wide several times and just didnt look very comfortable at all.

And to make matters worse stupid Elias had to screw everything up, im sorry but I really dont appreciate that kind of riding, he scares me half to death most of the time cause hes so unpredictable, especially when hes coming from behind. You never no what hes going to do next. And that 'coming together' incident nearly gave me a heart attack, i think someone needs to have a word with that boy. Cause its not like this was a one off, hes always been like this!

I have to say, after everything, I am glad to see the back of this track, I do really like most of the track but that mickey mouse section just isnt good for the riders.

As for Stoner, well, what can you say, he sped off into the distance and we never even got a battle out of him. Is that really racing!? I dont think so......

Congrats to Dovi though

^I'm pretty sure I saw Vale make a similar level of contact with Hopper's bike too - my impression was that Elias' move wasn't any worse. Yes, what happened at Jerez last year was bad riding by Elias, but today was just racing imo.

^I thought you were mentioning the clash between Dani and Hopkins
For me there are two things touching on an overtake and really bumping into eachother. I dont mind the touching.

lie if I'm not disappointed, but I'm sure there's something wrong. vale did a good start, but after he went wide once, everyone just took their chances. I don't know what's wrong except De Puniet passed vale. I just hope he hang on there. need the points. just can't believe after good friday and quali. but it's okay vale. forget it! keep your head up. no matter what circuit I have my faith in you. a stable bike for me is bit better than only fast but unstable. pity for Collin and the crash victim. applause to Casey, and Elias! good overtake! It still okay when they touch but when somehow vale seemed imbalance, just scared he fell. fortunately not. good fight by elias! though lack of one thing there, Valentino. look for Shanghai ...

I think Elias is a good rider he is good to watch and he certainly dont mind battling with Vale.

I agree.....we can be mad at Elias, but like I said earlier, that is because he did it to Vale..we wouldn't have thought it so bad if he did that to another rider.
Vale isn't holy himself, he definatley made contact with hopper when overtaking him...so let's not flame Elias this time, it's not worth it in my opinion.

Sorry if this is in the wrong place but thought youd like to read this
This is what Vale has to say:


"I'm very disappointed with Elias because he was very unfair with me," Rossi told Italia1 television.
"Obviously we're all racing, but he had already overtaken me, and when he came on my side he tried to push me out and make me fall on purpose.
"I don't think that's fair behaviour. There are other words than 'unfair' coming up in my mind, but I'll leave them to the imagination.
"He had already tried to come to apologise another time after the chequered flag. I'll say no more, I owe him twice, so I'll see him in China."
"I think he has a rather unfair way of riding with everyone. He had already overtaken me, so there was no need to throw me out.
"We know these things among riders. So now we know, and we'll know how to behave next time we meet him."
Elias shrugged off the incident.
"These things happen in racing and I'm happy with today's result," he said. "The way I drive may look risky but I feel comfortable with it and I will carry on like this."

Autosport.com

I am not mad at Elias. I actually like his rough riding style. But that doesnt mean I aprove everything he does.
He rode good today well not great or else he could have close the gap between him and Stoner but Stoner rode brilliant today and didnt make mistakes like Vale did in the beginning. So I cant blame him. But damn what a race it could have been if Vale didnt have a problem with his tyres. Stoner, Elias and Vale together