LisaColette

Going by what was said on the poole site looks like it was a mutual decision.

Oh for goodness sake, yes bomber should have been excluded as there was contact. Ref made the correct decision, not so sure about the nicki one though...

Emils manager doesn't seem to think so going by the echo in the bournemouth echo today: EMIL Sayfutdinov’s camp have defended their decision to lend Hans Andersen a bike for the latter stages of the British Grand Prix, claiming it helped the Russian hang on to second spot overall. Sky commentator and former world number three Kelvin Tatum admitted “it’s quite staggering to me” when he saw television pictures of the teenager’s mechanics working on a bike for Poole Castle Cover’s star. Loaning bikes among team-mates is common practice in league racing, but is rare in the white hot cauldron of individual World Championship racing, although not against the rules. So there was some surprise when Andersen hopped on Sayfutdinov’s bike for the semi-final after his own machine’s engine had “slowly seized” during his fifth qualifying outing. The Russian’s manager Tomasz Suskiewicz said: “I think it’s alright to loan a bike. “Hans has the same engine tuner as Emil. He’s a good friend so that’s why we helped him. I’m sure he’ll help us back when we need it. “It was no problem. We even helped him to do a handlebar change and other smaller adjustments. “He liked that engine. It was working really well for him. We’re delighted he got third because he helped us in the final by beating Greg Hancock. “It means we’re still second overall behind Jason Crump.” Suskiewicz said Sayfutdinov had been fined $600US and Scott Nicholls $500US by an FIM Jury for their parts in an ugly on-track punch-up at Cardiff.

His poole bike seized just before the semi- final apparently and emil was nice enough to lend him his!

He certainly looked a lot more relaxed after his race win. Or probably relieved come to think of it!

The nicki interviews are class! I love them. Sometimes even better than the actual GP!!

Completely agree, same reason why i'm not going this year.

Well yeah he is younger, but being on tv wouldn't stop him! In the heat of the moment people who can't control their temper/anger will do it anyway. I used to have the same problem, but have grown out of it now! Its probably why i feel bad for nicki!

Am i the only person who feels sorry for nicki? Bless him...Though my brother has tantrums like that, so i am used to seeing it everyday anyway!

If i was the ref i would have excluded emil, he looked at nicki twice then decided to turn left on him ( only slightly, i should say!). Though nicki has done this plenty of times and gotten away with it, so taking some of his own medicine it seems!

Thought you might be! Guess it depends what his form is like abroad at the mo as iversen isn't doing brilliantly in england either. But i guess it would be between those two.

Its not just nicki who does it though! Maybe they should tell the cameramen not to follow the riders, i think a lot of people would have fallen asleep on saturday night if it wasn't for nicki, but then i don't really take him that seriously - i mean he always used to swear to the poole crowd, i found that funny too! Its just nicki being nicki, i'm not gonna get stressed about it.

I wonder if its a bit more relaxed in denmark with what you can get away with saying on tv or when you're interviewed at a meeting, cos a lot of them seem to swear, even bjarne! Though i love watching nicki in the pits when its not going his way, is quite funny and entertaining!

More demand for it in poland though, if the demand was that high over here am sure it would be better. Edit - forgot to say well done jase looking good so far this year!

Well done to emil and freddie, both did amazing tonight! Though i think i would have fallen asleep if emil wasn't there, he certainly livened it up a bit!

I don't think i'll be going to cardiff for the first year ever! Been to all the others and am getting a bit bored of it now. It is sooo expensive, even the tennis at wimbledon is cheaper and that lasts all day, not just 3 hours!

I can understand why they have done it in F1, to make the racing more exciting as nothing less than a win will do and everyone will try that bit harder. Not sure if they should do it in speedway though.

Well i'm not gonna remember it am i?

Me!..............cos i've never seen them!

It is good to get it out of the way before the season starts!

Says in the bournemouth echo that they think its a shoulder injury but not sure the extent of it yet.

Chris did well, 2nd place when adams is riding is like winning it really! I take it he's second overall now and ahead of rory!

Hmmm, i like both of them. But as long as they both finish in the top 3 i'll be happy!

Thats not true he beat batchelor and the 14 other aussies!!

It won't be for long!