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This is correct. AP didn't know what bars he was running and caused all kinds of confusion.
It's not media. It's moto 'media'.
Not a fan of the guy, but I'm glad to see someone asking real questions for once. Him and Gypsy make these press conferences more exciting, that's for sure. Tomac looked pissed! I think AP handled it well. Look at F1 interviews, those guys have questions like these (and way worse) handled to them all the time.
I just rewatched it 3 times and Tomac's expression didn't change until the very end where it almost looked like he was holding back a laugh. Tomac is pretty stone-faced naturally so I don't see how anyone could say he looked pissed.
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thanks for summarizing it better then me. I think the more the questions get asked the more accepted it will become and maybe the manufacturers will loosen there noose.
I don't have a problem with it at all, but I also don't see why it is being celebrated as if he finally addressed some elephant in the room. Have people been anxiously waiting to hear if AP is "happy to potentially have him as a team man?" Maybe so and I'm out of touch. Just seemed like a goofy question and AP did a good job taking it in stride.
Not sure why he didn't ask Eli....he was right there 🤷♂️
it continues to amaze me that people on this forum just continue to get in line with the "official" narrative that you can't talk about things like where riders are going. We know that Eli is going to KTM, Vital knows he is going to KTM, but you can't talk about it.
Compare this to the just announced news that Toprak Razgatlioglu is moving to Pramac Yamaha in MotoGP from his BMW WSBK ride. (Toprak is one of the most exciting riders to watch in any form of Motorsport)
Sven Blusch, Head of BMW Motorrad Motorsport, added: “It’s no secret that we would have loved to keep Toprak in the BMW Motorrad Motorsport family and extend his contract, which ends after this season. But he now has the opportunity to fulfil his dream of racing in MotoGP in 2026, and we understand that he wants to seize that chance. We will always look back fondly on our successful partnership, our historic championship win, and many other great moments. We are very grateful to Toprak for everything he has contributed to our WorldSBK project. But it’s not yet time to say goodbye. More than half of the 2025 WorldSBK season still lies ahead, and we have a clear goal that we will continue to work hard toward. Our joint focus for the rest of this season is the mission to successfully defend the world title.”
Why can't the people who report and run American superduper MX be this professional? I do like ML but I think he can do better, but he might not be allowed to do better. ( I have no idea who owns and runs Vital) I sum it up with this:
“We know that they are lying, they know that they are lying, they even know that we know they are lying, we also know that they know we know they are lying too, they of course know that we certainly know they know we know they are lying too as well, but they are still lying. In our country, the lie has become not just moral category, but the pillar industry of this country.”
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Right? Riders shouldn’t be allowed to keep anything private. Acceptable questions can be about relationships, PED’s, financial investments, maybe divorce, how much they make etc etc 👊 we deserve the right to know everything!!! 💁♂️
Sorry, but I really don't care.
I don't care that Hopper asked that question. I don't care how he asked it. I don't care how AP replied. I don't care that Jett had to cover his mouth to keep from laughing.
He was a member of the press in a press conference. No matter if anyone thinks he belongs there or not, he was there. He asked a question to a rider who was there to answer questions and did just that. Were the members of the press given instruction on what they can and can not ask? If not, then pretty much anything is fair game. If so, then it's not a press conference, it's a un-typed press release.
I just want to see good racing.
-Steve
best part was eli with his super poker face and jett giggling next to him … i though it was great! 😂
Good on Jase for calling it out. I've got a lot of time for Weege and JT, Matthes not so much, but this whole gate keeping of industry knowledge and acting like mean girls when they're discussing it after is pathetic. The robotic standard questions that get asked at the pressers are so boring, and when someone asks something with some substance yet not crossing the line at all? The line towers lose their shit
It's very common that the "insiders" get miffed if someone who isn't an "insider" leaks info the "insiders" were sitting on to be released at an approved time. It happens all the time. Why is everyone so butt hurt if they get scooped? Seems weird.
A motobro on motobro beef.
Is it just me or did Eli not look mad, to me it even looked like he was trying to hide a smirk at some point.
Jase proves again how fuckin clickbait he is. If he actually listened to Matthes/Weege/Jt I think most would agree they make a valid point. They weren’t blowing out the question, just saying Hopper should’ve asked Eli direct. Hardly outrageous.
Exactly he was sitting right there!
Just heard JT on Pulp talking about how people were “angry” about their take on the review pod… I don’t think anyone’s angry about it, I just think you guys were just wrong this time. Being in the industry or hosting a podcast doesn’t mean you’re the authority on what’s right and wrong as it pertains to the media in the sport.
The question wasn’t a question for Tomac, it was for AP. Why would Hopper ask Eli if AP was potentially happy to have him as a teammate? Come on, guys.
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Hopper was given the Mic. He can ask any question he wants. So can anyone else when they're handed the Mic.
If you watch him before the question was asked to when AP was answering his expression doesn’t really change. Jett on the other hand……..
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