neonsurge Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Has anyone else noticed that in post-event interviews and press releases, all of the HRC-Montesa riders are almost literally falling over themselves to state that their relatively poor results are emphatically NOT the bike's fault. From the Barcelona press release (there are many other examples - check the FP news): Dougie: "...I made too many mistakes and have again been left out of the final. It's disappointing, of course, but we are all aware of being involved in a very interesting technical project, and that apart from requiring constant work, we run the risk that the result could eclipse our efforts." Freixa: "...We all generally made the same sort of mistakes, as a result, I stress, of the type of obstacles." Someone's got those boys on a short leash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinell Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Short leash? fat wallet more like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munch Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 how many f1 drivers slag the car off , same im afraid . even when an engine blows they never directly blame it , its not good practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikespace Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Common sense really. If you were getting free bikes and making a living out of a manufacturer, you wouldn't say "sh*t bike". Unless of course you fancied a change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neonsurge Posted February 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Common sense really. If you were getting free bikes and making a living out of a manufacturer, you wouldn't say "sh*t bike". Unless of course you fancied a change Completely agree. What I think is funny is the way that Dougie, Friexa and Fujigas feel the need to emphasise the fact that it's not the bike's fault. F1 drivers and the like tend to say "we had some bad luck" or "I made a mistake" whereas the HRC boys are like "we had some bad luck... but it wasn't the bike!" and "it wasn't the bike, it was the sections!" I just think it's funny and incongruous PR-speak, that's all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtt Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Shows a high level of professionalism on their parts in my books. True pros never blame the crew or the equipment when they fail to get the job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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