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Jokingly, Valentino Rossi said that he had kept a ‘snake’ that he ‘bit’ at the 2020 San Marino MotoGP. Who are the snakes?
Rossi’s words after Misano’s race at the time were actually a form of pride. The ‘snakes’ he was referring to were, of course, the young riders he was proud of, whom he had trained at his own academy, the VR46 Academy.
The 2020 MotoGP San Marino moment in Misano, a circuit located not far from the Doctor’s hometown, presents a special moment for the pilot academy with the victory of Franco Morbidelli.
With Morbidelli’s success in achieving his first victory in the primary class, for the first time there was also a rider trained by his racing academy, Valentino Rossi, who climbed to the top of the podium in MotoGP. Morbidelli himself was the first member of the VR46 Academy, the first academy rider to become world champion (Moto2 2017), and also the first rider from Rossi’s racing school to ‘graduate’ in MotoGP (in 2018 ).
It is even prouder for Valentino Rossi because another VR46 Academy rider, Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia, also took the podium at MotoGP San Marino 2020. He finished second, although the race was not in ideal condition as he was still in the process of recovery after go up to the operating table.
[Gambas:Instagram]“We’ve been breeding snakes,” Rossi joked about the achievements of the drivers at his racing academy, it was reported. Autosport.
Franco Morbidelli and Francesco Bagnaia are the two names of the VR46 Academy riders who are currently working in the primary class. There are also other drivers who have also appeared in the 2020 World Grand Prix Championship.
In the Moto2 category, there are the names of Luca Marini, Marco Bezzecchi and Stefano Manzi. There are also Celestino Vietti, Andrea Migno and Niccolo Antonelli in Moto3. Last season there were also the names of Lorenzo Baldassarri, Nicolo Bulega and Dennis Foggia.
The good thing is that Marini and Bezzecchi are making the VR46 Academy in Misano famous because they both successfully made the podium in the Moto2 race. They finished 1-2 consecutively in the weekend’s races.
In their respective classes, almost all active VR46 Academy riders have also won. The only one who has not reached the highest podium is Stefano Manzi.
In an article MotorSportMagazine.comAlex Briggs’ mechanic, who has long collaborated with Valentino Rossi, told the story about the progress of the Doctor’s pet snake. He saw firsthand just how trengginas the young riders were when he devoured his mentor’s knowledge of the location of the academy, which is located not far from Rossi’s hometown of Tavullia.
“All the young men on his ranch want to kill him! They have a lot of respect for him, but that no longer matters to them when they start running against him. They all want to be him and I think he likes that. He seems to have found his eye. The water of eternity in Tavullia, “he said about Valentino Rossi and his current young drivers.
(krs / box)
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