VALENCIA (Spain): Valentino Rossi's accusations that he was robbed of a 10th world title by a Spanish plot were dismissed as "unacceptable" by the powerful head of Honda racing.
Jorge Lorenzo 10th world title by a Spanish plot were dismissed as "unacceptable" by the powerful head of Honda racing.claimed his third MotoGP world title amid acrimony and accusations of collusion from vanquished Yamaha teammate Rossi.
Rossi went into the season-closing race in Valencia seven points clear of Lorenzo, but the Italian legend was left with a Herculean task starting from the back of the grid as punishment for pushing Honda rider Marc Marquez off his bike in Malaysia.
Rossi surged dramatically through the pack to finish fourth but Lorenzo led from pole to flag, despite intense pressure from his Spanish compatriots, Honda duo Marquez and Dani Pedrosa.
"Incredible work by Honda eh?" said 36-year-old Rossi. "I knew it would be like that and so it was in the end."
He accused Marquez of turning into "Lorenzo's bodyguard".
"It has never happened in sport and it has been embarrassing," said the Italian.
"Lorenzo deserves the title, but he is not a real champion because something has happened in this sport that had never happened before and Lorenzo can't be happy.