Valentino Rossi, affectionate joke for Franco Morbidelli

Valentino Rossi, affectionate joke for Franco Morbidelli: “I used to brake with you.”

Pecco Bagnaia dominates, Marco Bezzecchi chases him, his brother Luca Marini arrives at the foot of the podium: Valentino Rossi enjoyed a banner Sunday for the VR46 Academy in Austria. But the Doctor did not want to forget another important element of his extended family, his student-friend Franco Morbidelli, who also suffered a bit in Spielberg riding the Yamaha.

During the Italian-Brazilian’s interview with Sky there was a little joke just between the two friends. “In practice I arrived long at three: I was nervous and angry, then I put my eyes back on the track, on the right, and I saw Vale who was there all caught up, with his eyes and ears pointing at the bikes, and I said to myself ‘but look how nice, you’re great,'” are the words reported by Mowmag.

The Doctor’s affectionate reply was not long in coming: “I was braking together with you, I put my feet down. You did great today, you closed on a crescendo and even did an orange at the end. You were pushing.”

Morbidelli could move to the Ducati Pramac team next season to take the place of Johann Zarco, who will switch to Honda. Everything will depend on the decision of Marco Bezzecchi, who is expected to stay in VR46.