Vito Ippolito did not like the reactions of Marc Márquez and Valentino Rossi to the incident between them at Termas de Río Hondo, saying that the two riders have to calm down so that the fans can stay in control.

Speaking to Corrire dello Sport, FIM president admitted he was displeased with the recent statements of both riders, stating: ‘We don’t like the fact that Marc’s said he’ll continue to ride as he always has, just as we don’t like Valentino’s social media post in which he wrote ‘a difficult race wrecked by a dangerous rider’. There’s no need to stir up the fans. Both of them need to calm down’.

In conclusion, the president of the FIM said that there is an effort to create rules that show the existence of an authority: ‘We are working to refine the code, so that the riders feel there is an authority above them. They shouldn’t feel that they are left to their own devices’.