Following George Martin’s controversial crash at the Hungarian Grand Prix, Massimo Rivola and Aprilia were criticized for their handling of the matter.
Rivola blamed Martin for the accident It shows a level of frustration that we have not seen in Hungary Aprilia Boss all season.
While Martin’s fans were outraged by the incidentThere is a lot of fuss about the road. Massimo Rivola He handled the situation.
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After the incident, Rivola banned both George Martin And Marco Bezecchi From speaking to the press.
And it was this move from Rivola that caused quite a stir among fans and members of the press, as it was widely seen as disrespectful.
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Oscar Haro says Massimo Rivola and Aprilia did not respect journalists.
talk with Niko AbadOscar Haro has criticized Massimo Rivola for his handling of the situation with Jorge Martin and Marco Bezecchi.
Rivola and Aprilia disrespected the journalists who do so much to cover the sport by banning both riders from speaking to reporters after the incident.
I think there is an extremely important part of MotoGP if one has done it wrong, and that is journalism. Rivola showed great disrespect when he suddenly said that the knights would not speak.
“The journalists need to be looked after, there are a lot of journalists who pay their own expenses. That’s disrespectful, for a team manager to come along and say my riders won’t speak today after what happened.”
“Why don’t your riders speak? You go to the districts to listen to the riders… Statements are important because I think it’s disrespectful to journalists and journalism itself.”
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Massimo Rivola disrespected fans by not allowing drivers to speak to reporters.
Haro Rivola said this decision not only eases the journalists but also the fans, who have the right to hear from the riders, especially after the tension.
“I understand you can talk too, but you can’t talk to a rider. If Massimo Rivola wants to talk? Fine. But not to talk to George Martin or Bezecic shows a huge disrespect not only to the journalists but also to the fans.”
“A whole fanbase wanting to know what happened, but not in a well-rehearsed and approved press release or an Instagram post. Things need to be said in the heat of the moment… I thought it was the worst thing to do for Aprilia.”
Some have They accused Rivola of having a vendetta against Martin.But by refusing to speak to the press, the Aprilia boss gave the matter unwanted attention.
in case Rivola realizes that he was wrong about MartinAnd when the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic comes, the situation can be fixed.
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