Valentino Rossi It reflects on what led him to shoot Marc Márquez at the press conference after the Malaysian Grand Prix, which marked the beginning of a controversial end to the MotoGP championship last year
Months pass, and Rossi and Marquez They have met several times on the track this preseason. However, the entire spectrum somehow still round the MotoGP as the aftermath of open confrontation between the two locked at the end of last year and ended in a great fire.
The starting point should be sought at the press conference after the Malaysian Grand Prix, where Rossi directly accused Marquez of wanting to hurt him deliberately and ally Jorge Lorenzo who finally took the title.
"I've thought a lot about it," Rossi said in an interview with Motosprint about the episode in Sepang. "I also thought it was not better to have not. But I had to do it because I realized that I was screwed," added the Italian.
"It would have been hard to beat Lorenzo in normal conditions, but Marquez was against me, which screwed me. More than intimidate Marquez, I tried that press conference to draw attention of the race direction, with the intention to resolve the issue" says the Italian.
"I tried to talk to the leadership test, but did not hear me. So I tried this other way. I think they underestimated the problem, because what happened was something that no one could expect," recognizes.
Irretrievable relationship with Marquez
For Rossi, the conflict with Marquez began in Sepang and finished in Valencia will be forever, and he sees no possibility of reconciliation.
"His intentions were very clear in Valencia (Marquezine finished second behind Lorenzo), which put the icing on the cake," he said
"With Lorenzo no problem, it's my partner. But after what happened (with Marquez) I do not think our relationship can be repaired. We are rivals, but better so than shake hands or do stupid things," said Rossi .
SOURCE: motorsport