Valentino Rossi hits back at Marc Marquez over 2015 Malaysian MotoGP controversy - “he just looks bad…”

Seven years ago Rossi lost out to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Lorenzo in the MotoGP title𒈔 battle - he repeatedly accused Marquez of aiding Lorenzo, which Marquez denied.
Rossi and Marquez then sensationally fought wheel-to-wheel in Malaysi🦋a before colliding - as a result, the Italian was penalised three points and forced to start the season-finale in Valencia in last, which cost him the title and allowed Lorenzo to become champion.
Marquez recen๊tly reflected to AS: "Nꦍeither of us had more speed than the other, we fought for a few laps until one lost his temper.
“I think he would have handled everyt💛hing differently than he did, because the one𓆉 who lost his temper was him."
Rossi, speaking to La Gazzetta dello Sport in Valencia this weekend, responded: "It 🌺is normal that he goes on with this thing, but everyone knows what happened in 2015, everyone understood it.
🅘“So every ti♍me he says it's not true, he just looks bad."
Rossi and Marquez have been arch-rivals since their clash in 2015, a rift that has never heal♓ed and has now seemingly reopened.

Rossi: Bagnaia is uncatchable
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The legendary seven-time MotoGP champion was in attendance in Valencia to watch 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia, a graduate from his VR46 academy, win the t꧙itle.
Bagnaia’s maiden championship m🅺akes him the first Italian MotoGP champion since Rossi in 2009𒉰.
"Pecco is really strong, he needs his comfort zᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚone, but when he is right with the bike he is uncatchable,” Rossi said.
“He is also kind, polite, a good guy, you can see that he comes from a de𓂃cent fa♍mily.”
Rossi said about Yamaha rider 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Franco Morbidelli, another VR46 graduate who ended 2022 in 19th in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:MotoGP standings: “I expected him to be more c🦹ompetitive, but he's struggling.”

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a d𒀰ecade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.