Valentino Rossi, charge for 2016: “But thank goodness that Marquez is not my team-mate” – BBC

In Barcelona, ​​the presentation of the new Yamaha

Milan , 18 January 2016 – 16:28

     
     
 

BARCELONA – Valentino Rossi is not healed completely . His swing between the ethics of forgiveness and anger at a past indelible say that the sample is still recovering. In Barcelona, ​​the presentation of the new Yamaha with which he and Lorenzo will race the World MotoGP 2016 Valentino was perfect: he shook hands with Lorenzo (their only contact, however, institutional and nothing more); exhibited noble concepts (“You must be strong to leave personal problems out,” “Lorenzo and I have to work professionally for Yamaha,” “Do not rush just to revenge or vengeance, the negative feelings do not serve, serves instead know that running is beautiful ‘); made it clear – as proud champion what is – that if someone thinks that 2015 was his last chance to win the tenth title, well, you are wrong: “I have made many live in the past beaches in recent years. I take it as one of many in my career … “.

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Sottopelle though, and then obviously just came the right question, Valentino revealed the other face Medal . That is, the desire to reaffirm its truth, with strength and with clear messages to opponents. A Lorenzo Marquez and therefore requires the respect that they would not have had to him, “while I do, and respect must be mutual.” A Marquez then (which is certainly his real enemy: Lorenzo It has always thought it was stupid, that Marc was a “bastard”) gives an additional, hard thinking, “He has made me the scapegoat to explain the mistakes that made him lose the World. He has decided to do to lose to me. ”

Here, morality the day is that if Lorenzo, at least for contractual obligations which will be exhausted this year , coexistence will be managed by tolerance, with Marquez could expect everything. “Good thing he is not my teammate,” said Rossi after the manner of the old Rossi, the combative and provocative. The wound, in short, still aches, and leaves the sample in mid-stream: no revenge, of course, because it hurts above all to themselves, but how hard it is to forget … However, since, life and motion goes, perhaps a third way is, in hindsight very Valentinian: “Basically it is an honor to fight for 36 years, are due to form an alliance in many …». As if to say: maybe come one at a time, now. And then we will see who is left standing, alive, in the saloon …

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