MOTOGP » Kawasaki ponder dismal weekend

(30 agosto 2008) Gazzetta dello Sport

Hopkins insegue la moglie scappata


La bella Ashleigh torna negli Usa dopo una lite. E lui...
MISANO ADRIATICO Una storia d' altri tempi per un pilota speciale, più fuori dalla pista che sulla Kawasaki. Ieri mattina John Hopkins non ha girato «perché nella caduta di Brno ha riportato un trauma alle costole che si è riacutizzato». Arrivederci al pomeriggio, dopo un trattamento antidolorifico che alla Clinica mobile però nessuno ha fatto: i medicinali, invece di migliorare la situazione avrebbero provocato al pilota stanchezza e sonno, mettendolo ko. Le voci dicono invece che il motivo del forfeit sarebbe una violenta lite con la moglie Ashleigh, che sarebbe tornata negli Usa. «Ha avuto un problema familiare ed è dovuta andare a casa», dice il ds Bartholemy, sottolineando come questa sia la «versione ufficiale». La realtà sarebbe appunto una fuga per recuperare l' amore della bella e intrigante connazionale, che ha sposato in pompa magna a gennaio. Anche con la precedente fidanzata i rapporti erano stati burrascosi, con eccessi di alcol nel dopogara. Di recente Hopkins aveva messo la testa a posto anche grazie al matrimonio. Con miglioramento di risultati. Ma ora... f.f.
Falsaperla Filippo

(31 agosto 2008) Gazzetta dello Sport

La moglie torna Hopkins gira: 17o


MISANO - (g.z.) Dopo i problemi familiari di venerdì, è tornato in pista John Hopkins, 17° e davanti solo al compagno Anthony West. A risolvere il caso, almeno per il momento, è stato il team manager Michael Bartholemy, che ha convinto la moglie Ashleigh a tornare in circuito dopo la furibonda lite di giovedì notte.
Zamagni Giovanni

I'm just wondering how big their book of excuse's are, surely they must be running out by now after having such a poor season so far..

Its what Bayliss said "Dont take on any body elses problems" Who ever rides for Kawasaki next year must be desperate for a ride and cant get one in the 50cc category.

@DFH, maybe you should learn to read.

Calvin

Italian is not a language I speak, but I can read. None of the English language press reported such a story, not even MCN. An Australian TV crew had a live interview with Westy on Saturday in which he made it obvious his displeasure with team green, but no mention of hospitals & Hopkins. The Google translation of the two quotes Patrice provided did not list anything other than unsubstantiated rumours of a marital tiff. No naming of the hospital that Hopkins was - quote " Hopkins being drunk and taking to hospital in coma " No naming of, or comments from, the doctor that treated him upon arrival. No other checkable facts. No cross references. Nothing other than unsubstantiated gossip.

DFH - Not much more than gossip but eurosport also mentioned it during commentry..I agree its gossip but no smoke without fire mate, besides i wouldnt be suprised if hopper had that attitude after all it seems a wreck of a bike.
Correct choice is to sack entire team (westy but not hopper)and start over again with hopper having a more experienced rider to help them develop the bike dunno who...whats kenny jr or jezza mac up to at the mo??

for LAYTON KESKE and CALVIN

Also the tv RTL reported " with DIDIER DE RADIGUES - the speaker - told the world about the thursday night ...of HOPKINS and being so drunk to not appeare on friday for the practices !!!!
BARTHOLEMY tryed to cover this fact....telling a lot of other stories ! What can he tell the factory ...the thruth ? Not at all.

since day one Kawasaki have completely under estimated the class of rider required to develop (and race) a really good moto gp bike. The only rider of note has been Shinya and unfortunatley for Kawasaki he left them, for a very poor team and lost himself a year, had he stayed they may have had a better bike now. Hopkins is not the calibre of rider required nor is West. Kawasaki should have chucked a bucket load of dosh at Caparossi, Bayliss or Biaggi and got the real deal. Presonally I would go for Bayliss, even now he is still good enough to waste the majority of that grid!

haha jock turd is right......
Bayliss and Biaggi couldn.t eat motogp ****