Rossi Marquez handshake: "time puts things back in place"
The scene only lasted a few seconds, but it was enough to unleash passions at the arrival of the Argentine Grand Prix 2019: the handshake between Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez, on the same circuit where the Doctor had refused. the apologies of the world champion last year ! Marquez sees this as a sign of welcome appeasement for MotoGP … Explanations.
Just before heading to Texas (United States), Marc Marquez was the guest of a promotional event organized by one of his sponsors, Estrella Galicia. The reigning world champion returned on this occasion to his handshake exchanged with Valentino Rossi in the wake of his .
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"As soon as something happens with Rossi, it always has a lot of repercussions because it is quite simply the driver with the most media coverage of the field", analyzes quite rightly the Honda rider, at the head of the provisional classification since his authoritarian success at Termas de Rio Hondo.
The n ° 93 admits it bluntly: he was not completely serene when he approached the Argentine GP, a year after being the object of the wrath of Valentino Rossi. Recall that at the time, the Doctor had fallen after one of his rival Honda.
Bad memories of the 2018 Argentine GP
Marquez – already penalized for having made a U-turn on the grid – had been demoted for his action considered too aggressive on the n ° 46, moreover far from being the only one to have suffered his ardor. Aware of his faults, the n ° 93 immediately went to Rossi’s box to apologize … but he had been rejected by the relatives of the "Doctor", who remained seated at .
"Compared to what happened last year, I had no problem admitting that it was a mistake on my part and that is also why I came immediately excuse me ", remembers the young seven-time world champion of the motorcycle Grand Prix.
Rossi had then accused him of "destroying MotoGP" and had opposed any attempt at reconciliation: it was the last straw after the! The situation was further tense when the Italian refused to shake his hand again, with a form of stubbornness not necessarily very mature…
"History has changed quite a bit"
A year after these scenes not very rewarding for the sport of motorbike, the fastest forty-something in the world seems to have taken a step back, as evidenced by his outstretched hand towards Marquez before climbing on the podium of the GP of Argentina when the latter s ‘approached to discuss with Dovizioso !
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"It’s important to be aware of your mistakes, but it’s true that this year things have changed a lot", believes the Catalan before adding with philosophy that "time puts things back in place". On the other hand, Rossi was in a much better mood, he who had not been on the podium since last summer in !
Still, "each of us makes mistakes, acts and reacts hot", explains Marc Marquez for whom the inevitable friction on the track does not prevent "respecting ourselves" and behaving "always professionally", despite rivalry and differences of point of view.
"In Argentina, he congratulated me and I think that’s what is best for sport in general", judges the headliner of the HRC: it is "difficult, if not almost impossible, to ‘maintain a friendship with his rivals, be it Valentino or another ".
Remember that Marc Marquez has long been a fan of Valentino Rossi, whose path to success he followed as a child: when the Italian won his first GP125 title at 18 in 1997, the four-year-old Spaniard (!) discovers the joys of motorcycling on a Yamaha PW equipped with stabilizers made by his father !
Team up with Rossi? "A little complicated"…
Would Marc Marquez see himself teaming up with Valentino Rossi, now that the hatchet is buried for the second time in four years (the two cracks were already closer in 2016, before their new Argentine quarrel)? This question raised by a colleague of the Spanish agency EFE caused the amusement of the title holder…
"It may be complicated," smiles Marc Marquez, already struggling this year with the invading Jorge Lorenzo. "But afterwards, if he runs until he is 50 …" he replies ironically – half ?! – on the record longevity of the genius of the Alpages !
"In any case, what Valentino is doing at 40 and this motivation that he continues to maintain is just incredible," admires Marquez sportingly, who is now turning to another challenge: to maintain his unbeaten position on the Austin circuit on Sunday during the ! To follow obviously on MNC: stay connected !
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