And now for something completely different...
I'd have thought English the common language of the GP paddock but not always apparently.
A keen eared viewer noted that Marquez appeared to be speaking Italian to the other riders in parc ferme following the Mugello GP. Inquiries were made, and I think it was David Emmett responded, Spanish speakers can apparently make themselves understood in Italian but Italians can't normally speak Spanish - unless they learn it.
Today I was talking to a European friend and I mentioned this to her. She has working knowledge of both languages, she suggested that it's likely because Italian is the "mother" of both languages.
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
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