WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista has again hit out at those claiming his Ducati Panigale V4 R is the main reason for his success, and has invited everyone ‘to ride this bike’.
Valentino Rossi has dismissed “fake” friendship between sportspeople, insisting he preferred his pre-social media generation who he believes spoke more freely.
Valentino Rossi admitted a “small mistake” with his individual pace at the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe opening race at Monza, but his BMW retired early due to a puncture.
Valentino Rossi has revealed stunning new details of a face-to-face talk with Marc Marquez after Valencia in 2015, the truth about the infamous ‘kick’, and the “deep wound” of those infamous events - “I think about it too much”.
Marco Bezzecchi might be smiling atop the MotoGP standings after three rounds, but Valentino Rossi will know that the vast improvement within the VR46 camp extends beyond him.
Valentino Rossi knows that if Marco Bezzecchi and Francesco Bagnaia’s “tussles” at the Ranch are replicated in a MotoGP championship fight, it will be difficult to manage a friendship-turned-rivalry.
Valentino Rossi has left the door ajar for VR46 to one day team up with his beloved Yamaha - but only if they can somehow provide better machinery than the Ducatis which are behind their current success.
MotoGP series leader Marco Bezzecchi says battling against other VR46 academy riders is ‘strange’ and that he would prefer to have rivals ‘who are not my friends’.
Francesco Bagnaia has shrugged off accusations that he profited from MotoGP’s best bike, reminding fans that Valentino Rossi supposedly only won because of his Honda.
Seen as the GOAT by many, Valentino Rossi’s impact on MotoGP continues to shine through following the latest triumph for maiden race winner Marco Bezzecchi.