RiderTua.com – Valentino Rossi, who was present in the paddock, saw with his own eyes when Marc Marquez vs Pecco Bagnaia had a fierce duel at the Spanish GP. In the end, his student and Ducati factory rider managed to win the battle against the teacher’s former arch enemy.
“Pecco considers Marquez to be one of his rivals in the fight for the title. We saw the approach that Pecco took. He immediately responded to Marc’s attacks. I think this is very important, because people like Marc are like sharks who tend to swallow us whole. If he ( shark) sees you bleeding, or you look weak in the race, he will attack you even more,” stressed Rossi. For Valentino Rossi, we must not ‘bleed’ in front of the shark, namely Marc Marquez. It was the fact that Pecco responded hard to Marquez’s attack that gave him the win, said Rossi…
Valentino Rossi: Rider like Marc Marquez actually attack us more if they look weak (‘bloody’)
Valentino Rossi added that Pecco completed 3 perfect laps today, proving that he is the best of all riders on a Ducati. Marc did more in the last laps, especially in the left corner where he covered less distance. He posted a time of 1:37.6 minutes and was closing in on Pecco.
Namjuan when the distance is getting closer, we have to overtake him and do it quickly. Because if not, the front tires will get hot and inflate so that overtaking becomes increasingly difficult. Marquez straight away, said the MotoGP legend from Italy.
When asked which was the best moment of Pecco Bagnaia’s race, Rossi answered, “The battle with Marquez, no doubt. When Marc overtook him at turn 9, he went a bit wide. Pecco returned to turn 10 with an entry like Marquez usually does. There, in my opinion , he immediately made it clear that he wanted to win.”
Bagnaia’s victory at the Spanish GP brought him up to second place, only 17 points behind standings leader Jorge Martin. Marc Marquez himself is in 6th place, 32 points adrift of Martin.
