Valentino Rossi’s partnership with Jorge Lorenzo on the factory Yamaha MotoGP team was one of the greatest teammate rivalries in MotoGP history, and they rarely got along.
The clash between the two MotoGP legends started long before. George Lorenzo He even started his career in the premier class.
Valentino Rossi has already expressed his anger at Yamaha. Following the Spanish series of world championships in the 250cc class to pair with Lorenzo and rightly so.
The Doctor had established himself as a MotoGP icon with the factory. Yamaha Clothes, and when they chose to bring him a knight rather than dethrone him, the tension between the two knights became greater.
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David Brivio details how Valentino Rossi insulted Jorge Lorenzo after the 2009 Spanish GP.
During a recent interview with La Gazzetta dello SportFormer Yamaha boss David Brivio He was asked about his time at the Japanese constructor and, in particular, Lorenzo and the rivalry. Rossi Shared there as teammates.
Asked what he remembers about the tense partnership, Brivio said: “I had a great professional experience in 2009. Jorge and Valentino were fighting for the world championship.”
It’s amazing when a team has two riders fighting for the championship. One knows everything about the other. There was a lot of tension, the main focus being the Barcelona GP win by Valentino.
“His garage celebrated, and Lorenzo’s team took it as an insult, thinking that they were celebrating Jorge in a special way.
“In reality, Rossi’s technicians would have done the same with any rider. Meetings followed to clarify and clarify things. It was a big problem, but I hope it happens again.”
Yamaha is often where the tension between the two star riders is cut with a butter knife.
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Jorge Lorenzo was just one of the MotoGP rivals Valentino Rossi faced.
Although his relationship with Lorenzo was his greatest rivalry with his teammate, Rossi shared more explosives. With Marc Marquez and Max Biaggi.
His long-running feud with Marquez is one of the most documented rivalries in MotoGP history.
Following the events of the 2015 season, where Rossi believes Marquez is helping Lorenzo’s title charge.the pair of knights have not spoken a word to each other since then.
In Biagi’s case The competition exploded After the Doctor reigned supreme over his arch-nemesis at the 2001 Catalan Grand Prix during pre-stage celebrations.
They are all part of the legacy of MotoGP’s most iconic rider, and one of the many reasons he will never be forgotten.
