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[Rassegna stampa] – The last time Valentino Rossi fought for the world championship until the last MotoGP race was in 2015. This year, without Márquez and still with an official motorcycle to ride, it would have been an opportunity to revive his title intentions. Instead, in 2020 everything goes wrong. Also in Barcelona, a significant result finished in the second round, and now the championship slips away with almost sixty points behind the first.
“Caporetto Rossi crashed on lap 16 at Turn 2 on the day of the 350th GP in the premier class and when he was 2nd (on what could have been the 200th podium in the premier class). The run up to Quartararo cost him dearly: “I wanted to win, I was pushing hard and this cheated me.” Vale fa mea culpa: “It was my mistake, too bad because after such a weekend a podium was needed.” A hard blow that crushed his ambitions: «I’m 50 points late, the championship is closed for me. Of course, as long as mathematics does not say, anything can happen, you have to be fast.“
Marco Galvani, The rest of the Pug
“In MotoGP, the balance was so extreme that it bordered on madness, but yesterday in Barcelona Quartararo and Mir thought of giving a boost to qualifying. A year ago they were the high-hope rookies among motorcycling greats, now they are the two favorites for the title. For Fabio it is the third victory of the year, after a period in which he seemed to have been lost. «He had won two races at Jerez, then there were bad results, the crash at Misano. It was mentally difficult for me, but you can learn a lot from difficult moments, “he said after bursting into a shout of joy under the finish line. A masterful race, that of the Frenchman and Valentino, who fell trying to chase him, paid the price. price. “I could have won, I was seduced and screwed. My mistake” the admission of the Doctor, who tried to console himself with the victory of his brother Luca Marini in Moto2“.
Matteo Aglio, The impression
“Rossi crashed on lap 16, while trying to keep up with Quartararo, leading from lap nine. Morbidelli was sucked into Mir and Rins’ Suzuki with two laps remaining. Haunted Sunday for both of us. For the two friends destined to share the same box next year, but yesterday they resigned themselves to sharing the regret of a missed opportunity. “A chapel of mine,” Valentino said bluntly. I had Quartararo within range and I was drawn in because I knew I could play for the win. I felt strong, but I pushed too hard in the corner. Moral: the second race in a row ended on gravel. Rossi waving his dejected helmet as he left the track is the last image left of his Sunday. Along with the consciousness of a World Cup that vanishes with that shock. “Three zeros, including two falls in a row, weighs heavily in such a short world championship,” the Doctor commented. Today I have lost very important points ». Partial consolation remains a recovered competitiveness and a Valentino capable of keeping up with the riders twenty years younger. The honor of arms was awarded to him by Quartararo, the winner of the Catalan Grand Prix: “I didn’t think Vale would have kept up that pace.”“
Paolo Lorenzi, Corriere della Sera
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