He's shortsighted and frankly not carrying a great deal of class in this.   Dean Harrison is sticking with his team, which I give him credit for.  Practice isn't just time for the lads to renew their acquaintance with the track, it's also for the team to sort out the issues with the bike.  For all we know, they could have that sorted out by Saturday, or Sunday if the race gets pushed back as some people have mentioned.

I don't see Dean Harrison being the type to ride a bike if it's going to get him or others in trouble out there, and he's not making any waves about sitting.  This is just Michael being a bit of an ass.

This R1 is having trouble right now but it's a very fast bike and when they get it sorted there's a good chance he'll be wishing he'd kept his ride on it.