There’s Rossi and MotoGP is thriving on it…
Clearly the presence of Valentino Rossi in Misano did not go unnoticed and was documented by the international broadcast.
The seven-time MotoGP world champion was watching the Trackside Practice and the images linked him on two occasions to Marc Marquez.
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A deliberate and absolutely mischievous association, always aimed at dredging up the events of 2015 and that rivalry which remained on tracks of mutual coldness even after Rossi’s retirement.
In the first case, there was an association of images given by the graphics showing the world championships won in the premier class. In the second case, the slow-motion of Marquez’s passage right under Rossi’s eyes seemed artfully crafted to create social content. And indeed it is already present on the MotoGP TikTok account, ready to generate the now well-known and notorious controversies between the two factions.
#MotoGP – Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez, each with 7 world championships. Indeed recalling old stories.🥹 #SanMarinoGP
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…Marquez did not appreciate it
In statements reported by the Spanish colleagues of Motosan, Marc Marquez immediately wanted to cut short the subject with journalists, but implying that he did not appreciate what happened.
“There’s enough spectacle on the track to stop focusing on these little games,” said the Ducati champion referring to the television broadcast.
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