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At this point Valentino has made the call to have his students around, on and off the track, during the press conferences attended by the best riders. During his interview with Sky after qualifying, Marini, Bezzecchi, and Bagnaia stood behind him, acting as bodyguards. Rossi took the opportunity to joke: “Now they’ve gotten as tall as me, Luca clearly taller. It’s like with children, when you say: how they grew up”(At the bottom you can see the video of the curtain).
Even in qualifying he faced Bagnaia.
“I thought that I would rather fight with Pecco and Franco and take the salary, maybe sometimes even give it to them, than with others – he smiled – We have a good relationship with each other and on the track we give our best”.
The Doctor was a spectator of the fantastic Bagnaia lap, canceled due to a small error in the last corner.
“Pecco deserved the pole – said Valentino – The Ducati is a very fast bike but not easy to ride, but thanks to its riding style it manages to mask its flaws and make the most of its strengths, such as acceleration. I was sure he made pole, I also told him: he could even take half the track on that last corner. But the good lap he made remains”.
There is no doubt that Valentino has a talent for new talents and, in the future, he could land directly with his team in MotoGP.
“At the moment we are only talking about the possibility of my brother racing next year with Ducati in the Avintia team. – he specified – In 2021 we will not be in MotoGP with our team, we have to understand whether to do it in 2022, when many things will change. At the moment we are happy to be in Moto2 and Moto3, it is our dimension, to add MotoGP we will have to take another step”.
With the managerial chapter closed, Rossi has returned to the role of pilot.
“On the one hand, I am happy with my classification, because I am only 3 tenths from pole, but I am seventh – Your reflect – I had more potential but I made some mistakes, I felt good on the bike. Starting from the third row, things start to get complicated in the race, we must not make mistakes, the start and the first corners will be very important. Sure we have to be aggressive, but with the whole race in mind.”.
The Doctor knows he has cards to play.
“I’m happy because I knew I had to improve and I did it – continued – At the end of FP2 we made a change to the M1 that allowed me to have a better pace. There are a lot of fast riders but I’m there too, I’m more competitive than a week ago“.
This is not to say that it is easy to make predictions, because the group is compact, like qualifying success.
“It’s a stressful situation, usually when you take 3 tenths off pole, you think you’re starting in the front row while I’m in third. – has explained – This is the biggest difference from 10 or 15 years ago, but you have to adapt if you want to be part of the game. You have to work on all the details, be on the edge in every corner. Of course things are always different in the race, I feel good and I have a good pace, but I think there are 7 riders to have it.”.
But you won’t hear Rossi talk about the good old days as opposed to the present.
“We are very nostalgic, like the two times, but not me. I think this is the best MotoGP ever and the bikes we ride too. Maybe I prefer the 90s or 2000s just because I was earning more – he joked – We need to understand why we are all so close, it can be a technical issue with the same electronics and tires for all or it is due to the greater professionalism and preparation of the drivers, that also makes a difference ”..
The fact is that reversals from the front are on the agenda, even in Misano after a whole weekend of racing, a test day and two test days.
“In theory, everything should have remained the same, but it is incredible how the situation has changed. – admitted Valentino – Ducati, Suzuki and KTM have become very close, but Yamaha is also doing better. Tomorrow I hope other protagonists in the race that a week ago”.
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