“80% of Spanish public was booing us” - they were Valentino Rossi fans!

"There were about 50 fans insulting my mother"

Rossi, Lorenzo
Rossi, Lorenzo

Jorge Lorenzo has weighed in on ꦑMotoGP’s ‘booing’ debate by remembering the reception he got from Valentino Rossi’s fans.

But to Lorenzo’s shock, he received the negative welcome in his own homeland of 🔴Spain.

It was the end of the 2015 MotoGP season and Lo🅠renzo was crowned champion in Valencia, but amid the 🌊notorious skirmish between Rossi and Marc Marquez.

Lorenzo’s victory at the final round secured t♛he title but🐬 his compatriots were not all so happy.

“Marquez and I arrived at parc ferme and 80% of the Spanish public was booing us because they were Rossistas,” Loren⛄zo was quoted by .

“Hours late🐬r, celebrating the title with my family, there were about 50 fans insulting my mother, saying s♉omething like we had stolen the championship from them.

“They were Spanish and Rossistas.

“ꦜWhen I was Rossi's rival... the fans were very divided. I would say hate, as seen in football. Real Madrid - FC Barcelona.

“That 2015 was super dramatic, very strong in terms of emotioꦡns and rivalry. Nothing to do with now.

“Before you entered the paddo�🌱�ck you noticed that rivalry between Rossi, Lorenzo and Marquez.”

The end to that season was broughtဣ up again this year by Rossi, who has always criticised Marquez’s role in preventing him from winning the title.

Lorenzo, R💛ossi’s Yamaha teammate, instead claimed a second career championship.

“It is the title of which I𓆏 feel most proud," Lorenz▨o said.

“I didn🔯't lead the champ♚ionship in any race until the last one.

“I really suffered from it and fought it untiꦚl the end because I had a lot of bad luck that year. But I didn't throw in the towel."

The animosity of 2015 has seeped in🅷to recent MotoGP rounds.

T🎃his year, Marquez was booed by fans while on the podium at Misano in🥃 Italy.

They had no🍷t forgotten his rivalry with Rossi, despite Marquez now riding Italian machinery.

Pecc🀅o Bagnaia tried to stop the fans’ booing and later criticised theไ behaviour, which Marquez thanked him for.

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