Sete Gibernau would be the 2005 MotoGP champion if it were'nt for the fact that he crashes, A lot, Or runs off, more than a lot! Actually there's more to it than than that, He's had a bad year ....... but it cant be just bad luck or misfortune, It's fairly obvious to me there's a mole somewhere in his crew, tweaking this, adjusting that. Making sure there's not enough petrol, Or fitting his tyres on backwards (Serious, I once had a tyre on backwards and it just trashes your confidence) In general making sure the well oiled machine that not very long ago was the best in the world is now not so well oiled, Or could it be Sete has used the oil in his hair?
Its a wonder that he even gets to the start line sometimes, But even there he's not safe, At Turkey the mole could be seen ON THE GRID with the front wheel out, Probably CRC'ing the brake pads and letting air out of the tyre while Gibbers stands there thinking Qué la cogida? esto enrolla jugar estrago con mi pelo (A rough translation means WTF? this winds playing havoc with my hair.) As a result of course the WBWB (Would Be Worlds Best) runs wide because of brake fade and has to hide in his trailer again!...........with his hairdresser fortunately.(Lucky Bastard, God he must be good)
Of Course there are those would blame Sete's riding skill...or the lack thereof but thats hogwash. Any one knows to be a world champion you gotta ride around and around a track going faster and faster until you run into someone or run out of black stuff.( That could be tyres or tarmac) I mean thats how I'd do it, If I was so inclined, But I dont have the hair for it. Plus I'd probably look really bad in an EIGHT FOOT HIGH POSTER on my pit wall.Mmmmmmmmm, there's an idea for psyching out the opposition so's I can win the next track day.
And the latest race at Valencia, (Where he's something of a legend naturally) The WBWB has had more drama's, He had to get back to his trailer really quick as a hair started greying prematurely and had to be removed!!! A mere MotoGP victory HAD to be sacrificed but Hey? For a good cause right?
Next year there's going to be a competition in the MotoGP series where you dream up ten far fetched excuses for not winning a race and at the end of the season compare them to Sete's and the person with the most that match up wins something useful like a couple of laps on the back of the two seater MotoGP bike.
Update! Just heard that next year he'll be on a Ducati so naturally the competition will be cancelled. (Really, What other excuse does he need?)