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As a result of the way Tom was riding in order to get past Guintoli, Tom couldn't stay on the track. After taking a short cut, off track he came back on compromising Guintolis line and retaining 3rd. No doubt in my mind that Tom should be moved back to 4th. Absolutely nothing to do with Melandri.
Shame on the FIM.

Thanks :O)
There's a very large percentage of UK viewers that are really unhappy with this new deal. 90% on one poll I saw. If all those people could just spend 3 minutes signing (and verifying) the petition then pehaps Dorna might relent and open a door for Eurosport at least.
Here's hoping...

They had other scheduled live sport coverage, and didn't show a race due an extreme, unforeseeable delay. I fail to see what the big deal is.

But isn't that exactly what happened in Jerez last week and also in 2005?

Full disclosure: I love Sykes, I bleed green but I'm also very happy for Guintoli to finally get a shot on a proper factory bike.
To me the move is not that controversial: Sykes gets by Guintoli on the brakes then overcooks it, never makes the turn (whether it was to avoid Melandri or not is not really the point), goes straight cutting the chicane and rejoins in front of Guintoli.
First it seems "hey, fairplay, he does not have any position to give back since he was in front of Guintoli before he cut the chicane." That is absolutely true.
But in fact it's more like he was in front of Guintoli right before he cut the chicane.
So if he's not penalized it means that it's ok to make a move and never make the corner as long as you were in front of the guy a fraction of a second before you cut the chicane.
That does not seem fair to me.
It's racing, there's no evil or any wrongdoing in it, but one should not be allowed to gain anything (keep the position) from passing a rider without being able to make the incoming corner.

I like Tom Sykes, but I disagree with Race Direction on this one. I watched the pass a bunch of times. It was all one continuous move that started with Tom understandably pushing, but pushing too hard. He out-braked himself and had to run off. Rejoining in the position he had just gained in the same move that put him off track was the wrong place to rejoin.

I don't blame him, or think he has done anything wrong. On the contrary, he is a racer. He will take the advantage presented to him, such as Guintoli not being able to move back up to third when Sykes entered wide at the next corner. His team additionally, has done nothing wrong. They are paid to win races. An appeal of an appeal is a win on the books.

No, here, Race Direction failed. Sykes braked late and couldn't hold it. Guintoli lost momentum due to the same move. Sykes re-entered in the position he had gained in the same move that sent him off track. Guintoli didn't have the momentum to go through the small gap Sykes was able to leave him upon re-entering. The simple laws of physics, combined with the wills of motorcycle racers meant no positions were going to be exchanged as soon as that whole sequence started... UNLESS, Tom had rejoined in 4th as he should have. Since he didn't, it was up to Race Direction to fix it, and they didn't.

Congratulations to all of the top 4 men. It was entertaining and safe racing!

Escaping two pile-ups unscathed and then breaking a foot at the third, a real shame. Get well soon!

Sylvan - silly mistake from Tom I was surprised he didn't drop behind you on rejoining the track. Sorry for Tom but good to see the right rider got third in the end.

US TV has habitually treated MotoGP & Superbike with contempt. Except for Scott Russell and Freddie Spencer, most of the commentators are uninformed blowhards chosen for their ability to shout the loudest.
This BIS goof is a bad omen - last year Speed cut away from their schedule and ended coverage of an exciting in-progress WSS race to show a trio of rednecks engaged in a post-race discussion of the intricate strategies of NASCAR's moronic high speed tedium punctuated by cars slamming into concrete walls. This year BIS have taken over WSB before establishing a full TV distribution network. US motorcycle road-racing enthusiasts should prepare themselves for more frustration.

They interviewed Sam Lowes just before the race. His left hand was in a lot of pain. He didn't complain and tried to seem cheerful, but that lad was hurting!

He won the race anyway!

GREAT ride Sam! Well done!

I have just signed it and also shared the link on my Facebook wall.
I have lots of friends worldwide as well as in Britain so if we can all do this we should be able to get some people power

How many of you would get to keep your jobs if you were convicted of DV? Most would lose them. So should be the same for HB. Not as if he's anything special. Half the Moto2 grid could take his spot and do equally well.