John McGuin💫ness and Valentino Rossi were just two of the༒ motorcycle racing legends from different series brought together by a recent Monster Energy Legends Day.

The Isle of Man TT icon and the MotoGP superstar w🍒ere on track at Silverstone, joined by a who’s who of other past and current riders.

"This little fella from Italy came steaming past me on the back-straight," McGuinness joked tꦕo TNT Sports.

"Somebody called Valentino Rossi, I thought 'he is pretty fast, I'll get o🙈n the back of him'.

"He dragg🃏ed me round to do the fastest lap I've ever done at Silverstone.

"I bit ⭕the screen,🔯 trying to hang on as much as I could!

"I was more interested✅ in watching him. He's the best in the world."

Sylvain Guintoli added: “John McGuinness got his fastest-ever lap around Sil𒈔verstoꦐne following Rossi! How good is that."

Neil Hodgson, who was in attendance at Silverstone, replied: “Unre𝓀al! He was buzzing.

“He comes i🅘nto the garage, puts the bike on the stand, old school.

“John just be🍎ing John, said ‘that’s my fastest-ever time around here, following Valentino, he’s smooth! It looks effortles𒊎s’.

“I said ‘yeah, tha൩t’s the signature of Valentino!’ From day one he has made it look ✤easy.”

Guintoli said about Rossi๊, who is now 45: “He still rides. We have done test sessions with BMW, with Valentino there.

“There was one in Portimao. He was on track with us and 💞he’s༒ still really quick, really fast.”

Suzi Perry added: “He’s doing 🐠his car stuff but he said to me: ‘൩Nothing beats being on a bike’.”

Guintoli replied: “When you step back onto a fast bike there is nothing﷽ like it.”

The u🌱nlikely friendship between Rossi and McGuinness is one of mutual admiration which has lasted years.

🌼Rossi said in 2021: “John, I’m always in contact with him.”

Rossi was asked if he would have liked 🐈to have raced McGuinness at the Isle of Man TT.

“It is💃 very close to th⛎e panoramic streets of Tavullia,” he replied.

“Where w꧋e learned to race with the scooters on normal roa🐎ds, not a track. Similar to the TT.

“But I don’t want to race against him at the T𒊎T! He’s too fast!”