Sunday's Indianapolis GP ended in dramatic fashion for Ducati with Nicky Hayden and team-mate Andrea Dovizioso clashing at the final turn. Hayden had made a last-gasp lunge to retake eighth, but ended up bumping Dovizioso and sending them both wide and over the kerbing at the exit of the corner, allowing Bradley Smith to take advantage to pass both Desmos on the run to the finish line, leaving Hayden ninth and Dovizioso tenth. Hayden had been on the receiving end of contact with Dovizioso during the previous Laguna Seca race, but insisted there was no payback involved and that the clash was unintentional. Both Hayden and Dovizioso were called before Race Direction, with no action taken. Nicky Hayden “We went back and forth a lot, and then in the last corner on the last lap, we had contact, which was my fault When the door started to close, I was already committed and didn't want him to take out my front wheel. Unfortunately, Smith still beat us to the line. Race Direction just wanted to review the last-corner incident between me and Dovi, any time there is contact. It was racin' on the slowest corner on the track, so there is no deal between Dovi and me. No problem at all - just racin'.” Andrea Dovizioso “I was able to pass Nicky back on the final lap, but in the last corner, he wanted to get by me at any cost, using a really aggressive manoeuvre.I didn't expect it because I hadn't left the door open. Nicky came beside me and we touched, and it certainly wasn't a safe move, but we can say it was a racing incident. We were called to Race Direction because of course it's important to talk about these things and immediately clear them up. Honestly, I'm quite annoyed to have lost two positions, and I also wanted to keep Smith behind me. Still, there's no sense in creating controversy in a situation like this, so for me it's over.” From crash.net
