Rossi on the attack
Valentino Rossi always makes noise when he speaks and the comments that the Doctor made this afternoon on Sky Sport MotoGP, during the post-race of the Barcelona Sprint are bound to cause discussion. The Doctor, talking about Bagnaia and his situation within the Ducati team, expressed judgments of great appreciation towards his protégé – who was at that moment connected from the mixed zone – and did not fail to poke precisely the Borgo Panigale factory team.
Words to Sky
“Pecco has a very good attitude this year – Rossi declared, guest in the studio – I see him often, we train often together and he is really giving his all, both in his ‘normal’ life and in training and on the bike. He really wants to win again with Ducati and this is the right attitude. The results show it, because at Le Mans he had an amazing weekend. He got pole position, he made mistakes in the two starts but otherwise he could have won both races. Then he finished second in the Sprint and in the race he crashed due to a brake problem“.
Then came the jab: “The season is still long and probably next year Pecco will no longer be with Ducati, but I would like Ducati to commit themselves as much as Pecco does to try to get back to the front. I see that spirits have cooled down a lot after what happened last year. But Pecco is trying and I hope that everyone at Ducati tries too, because the potential to win again is there“.
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Will there be a reply from Ducati?
Quite clear words that explain how, according to Valentino Rossi, the Ducati team is no longer putting maximum effort and attention towards their #63, who next year will change team and join Aprilia. Now it will be interesting to see if a response comes from Davide Tardozzi and Ducati who – it should not be forgotten – also supply the bikes to the VR46 team.
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