Valentino Rossi's superstardom has generated a fanatical following, with a sea of yellow dominating the grandstands at most MotoGP events. But such loyalty towards one man can have a dark side, as we saw on Rossi's home turf last weekend.
There's nothing unusual about crowds at race meetings being larger on a Sunday than a Saturday. That's the way it's been forever. But there is something unusual about that crowd building into and during Saturday evening, well after qualifying is done and dusted.
And there's nothing unusual about said crowds invading the track after a race, to get as close to the podium as possible. But, again, there is something unusual about the mob booing two thirds of the competitors on the podium.
About Mitchell Adam
Growing up in Australia, naturally, meant Mitchell Adam's first exposure to motorsport was watching the Bathurst 1000 as a youngster. When he started writing about the sport, freelance journalism and PR roles were followed by time with a leading communications agency and then three years with his home nation's industry-leading Motorsport News.
Mitchell moved to the UK for its weather in 2012, and has followed the same professional pattern, spending time promoting the Autosport International show before joining the Autosport editorial team in early 2015.
Mitchell moved to the UK for its weather in 2012, and has followed the same professional pattern, spending time promoting the Autosport International show before joining the Autosport editorial team in early 2015.
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