Apropå gamla hundar.
Speaking of crashes, there was a little bit of a set-to between Max Biaggi and Alstare Suzuki's Michel Fabrizio. Biaggi dived underneath Fabrizio at Turn 8 during qualifying, barging his fellow Roman off the track. The pair were called to Race Direction to discuss the incident, but no action was taken. Biaggi later went to the Alstare garage to apologize to Fabrizio, but by that time, the Suzuki rider had returned to his motorhome. These two men have a history, and though Biaggi is known to show a disregard for other riders on the track from time to time, it looked as if this was completely unintentional. It doesn't look like this will stop Fabrizio from holding a grudge, however, and the cash-strapped Alstare team was keen to point out that the crash had caused them 30,000 euros worth of damage.