Controversial interview by Wilco Zeelenberg before the main race of the Indonesian MotoGP. Asked about the feelings of the CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team riders before the Indonesian race, the team director seems to have referred to Miguel Oliveira as a ‘girl’. Something he has already denied and clarified.
The controversial conversation took place in the official broadcast before the start of the race (without video directly from the interview, as the jets flying over the circuit were being shown), and we transcribe it here:
Simon Crafar (reporter) ‘Wilco, can you give us an idea of how Raúl [Fernández] and Miguel are feeling before this race?‘Simon Crafar
Wilco Zeelenberg ‘I have no idea about the girl, but Raúl feels very good‘Wilco Zeelenberg
After the race, RNF issued a statement in which Zeelenberg explained his remarks: ‘During the pre-race interview with MotoGP, some people think that my comment about the “girl” was about Miguel. But that’s wrong, when you watch the video of the interview, you can see that I am talking about the “grid girl” who was with us. I will never speak negatively about our riders. I hope this clarifies things‘.
