Question
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 11:35AM
How is it that cigarette advertising is banned, but Suzuki can have Rizla on the bike? Is there another use for Rizla cigarette papers I am not aware of? Or is it only tobacco that is banned? Just a question.
Ducati meanwhile have been testing a new chassis at Mugello. I thought testing was not allowed, unless it is an ineligible machine?
Despite all this fun there is little else going on. MotoGP getting ready for Estoril and having a couple of riders fit again. The numbers look a bit thin otherwise. No F1 this week and not much else, so see you tomorrow.
Ducati meanwhile have been testing a new chassis at Mugello. I thought testing was not allowed, unless it is an ineligible machine?
Despite all this fun there is little else going on. MotoGP getting ready for Estoril and having a couple of riders fit again. The numbers look a bit thin otherwise. No F1 this week and not much else, so see you tomorrow.
Reader Comments (2)
Bob
I think that the factories can test, provided they dont use the factory riders, but, use the factory test riders. As opposed to using the race riders.
Seeing its Team Rossi Ducati, rules can always be broken :-)
RIZLA... I just wish they would put their girls in different uniforms. They are getting rather boring in those " pretend police uniforms"
I believe it's only the tobacco that's banned. Being from California I've heard of some people useing the paper for their medicinal marijuana.
Of course it's only for medicinal purposes and I really don't know too much about it.
Ducati will figure out some way around the testing issue and Dorna will probably look the other way in the hopes of Rossi becoming more competitive.
To Peter G's comment,
I'm not sure if I would call it"boring". Maybe a different color to mimick their papers. It's probably a branding issue. And I'll confess that I still have dreams about being arrested by one of them. "What 's that in your pocket sir!"
Great blog by the way