Valentino Rossi returns to rivalry with Max Biaggi

Valentino Rossi returns on rivalryà with Max Biaggi

Valentino Rossi è returned to talk about the rivalryà with Max Biaggi that has ignited Italians’ passion for MotoGP. Here is what the Doctor said to Mig Babol, Andrea Migno’s podcast. The quotes are taken from the Corriere della Sera website.

«È it was my fault. I disliked Biaggi. We were almost all from Emilia-Romagna, then there was him who was from Rome and I didn’t like him because of the way he did interviews. Then, I was a big Capirossi fan and I really liked Romboni. I arrived in the World Championship and in the interviews they were giving me I was saying these things, I could imagine him, who was the top of Italian motorcycling, wondering “But who the f…o è this one? ”. From there è the relationship è got off to a bad start right away. But è it was my fault».

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«È it went as he recounted, lì shut me up. I was in the elevator alone, he and Marino Laghi, who was his physical therapist, arrive. He asked me: “Whyé are you breaking my balls like that? What are you doing? ”. I do not remember what I answered him, but that thing I accused her. L&rsrave; he stepped on my toes, cornered me. From there on I was always very careful in the elevators…». «Già in Suzuka, in 1997, at the beginning of the season we met in an Italian restaurant. I go in and pass by, he goes to some journalists: “C’è the Max Biaggi of 125”. I answer him: “You will be the Valentino Rossi of the 250”. There è remained there badly».

«In the race at Suzuka in 2001 he had tried to throw me out, I had passed him by giving him the finger and winning ahead of him. We dueled until Barcelona, where I was on pole and got off to a bad start. At the first corner I touched with Alex Criville, I finished 15th and Biaggi was first. I remounted until I got to him, we had a fight to the’nd I won. Where you took the stairs to get to the podium, there was a room. I was talking to Gibo, my manager, Biaggi comes in and gives him a hard elbow or push, making his glasses fly».

«He replies “Come up, that there are some for you too”. He was all red, raging like a hyena, frothing at the mouth. I went upstairs, we had a half-hearted scuffle. He è kind of jumped on me, we half pushed each other, I also had my helmet on and I gave him a half blow … It è not that we fought, but è it was a real scuffle. Fiorani had also arrived, who was big, and Biaggi elbowed him too. Afterwards we talked and è ended the è. È it was a good rivalry ».