[Rassegna stampa] – The Valentino Rossi Academy had one of its brightest days at Misano, with successes in Moto2 and MotoGP. Franco Morbidelli and Pecco Bagnaia scored twice, while Valentino finished fourth, off the podium and defeated by Mir’s Suzuki. So much to say, ironically about creating his ‘forge’ of talents, “but who made me do it?” But he is also in a new situation: without Márquez and with a crazy championship, he is still in contention for the final classification.

“Engine music, the aroma of grilled sausages. The track is gravel. Behind the hill suddenly appears Professor Valentino Rossi, pursued by his boys. Clouds of smoke and dust rise as pilots overtake each other by inches and swerve. Boots drag on the ground with each turn, right hand opens the throttle. He seems to hear them screaming with joy, under their hooves. Someone is setting the table: it is the dining room for these special students. We are 10 km from the Misano circuit. Welcome to the Rancho de Tavullia, the Vr46 Riders Academy: created by Doc and managed by his best friend, Uccio. Away from the GP, this is where young Italian world championship talents train and grow. Along with the nine-time world champion, who teaches but also benefits from challenges with his students. Yesterday they took the podiums, 1st and 2nd place: Morbidelli and Bagnaia in MotoGP, Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi in Moto2. “We can also close the store: we can never do better,” jokes the professor. I thought: who the hell had this idea of ​​the Academy? I can’t blame anyone, it’s my fault. “Too bad, Mir passed it on the last lap.” It would have been wonderful: the boys and I, what an exaggerated podium. ““
Massimo calandri, The Republic

“Rossi still fights like much younger and hungrier opponents; since he has made those who beat him today grow, such as Morbidelli and Bagnaia. A whole generation of champions and exemplars that resemble him, full of talent and enthusiasm. Able to hold the Italian flag high in each category. The Valentino case returns a fundamental value. Sense of belonging. Something that leads us to defend what has accompanied us and concerns us. It is a matter of memory and passion, of gratitude and respect for what has been received and that must endure even when the moment of defeat comes, of a crisis. Despite those who had retired Rossi for years. Instead, here it is, fresh and solid, in dispute, on the track.“.
Giorgio Terruzzi, Corriere della Sera

“The moment when the students overtook the teacher came, not metaphorically but on the track, in Misano, the university where Valentino is rector. Morbidelli and Bagnaia have shown that they have (almost) nothing to learn. The first put in front of everyone in the first corner and passed the exam with honors, going into the race and getting his first victory in MotoGP. Rossi missed the second with 7 laps remaining and for him it was the first podium, a mortgage for the last place in the Ducati factory team next year. Rossi would have liked to complete the trio, if it weren’t for Mir decided to take the satisfaction out of a handful of corners from the finish line. “Who came up with this idea for Riders Academy? I don’t think it’s good, too bad it was mine” The Doctor gilded the pill, with the pride of a father who sees his children take flight. On Sunday in Misano, the first one open to the public with 10,000 spectators in the stands, it was a tricolor party and in the success is the hand of the Doctor, who was defeated alone on the track. In Moto2, Luca Marini (his brother) and Marco Bezzecchi (another student) they had started to enchant“.
Matteo Aglio, The impression