Jorge Martinez Aspar says MotoGP was more ‘real’ when ‘Superman’ Valentino Rossi was racing.

But Rossi’s talent shined before MotoGPSince he was considered a gifted talent from a very young age.

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The Italian legend deserves a lot of credit for helping MotoGP expand and reach where it is now, as the sport continues to grow like never before.

But for Jorge Martinez Aspar, he and his era Valentino Rossi A more honest and sincere representation of motorcycle racing was involved.

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Jorge Martinez Aspar says the Valentino Rossi era was more professional.

He said in an interview with Niko AbadFormer rider and current Aspar Moto2 team boss Jorge Martinez reflects on Aspar’s rivalry with Valentino Rossi in the 125cc class championship.

He pointed out that it was an upheaval that he and Rossi were riding with their era.

Compare this to today, when MotoGP is extremely polished and professional, there is no such rubbish as it was in their time.

“What I loved most about the MotoGP era was how real everything was back then, in terms of human interaction.

“It was much closer, it was all more accurate, that has a good side and a bad side, it was a big risk.

“The professionalism it has now wasn’t there then. Now everything is mega professional and mega safe.”

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Jorge Martinez Aspar has revealed how the rise of Valentino Rossi prompted his decision to retire in 1997.

Aspar also revealed how becoming Rossi’s top rider convinced him to retire, as he couldn’t stay with him for long.

He also revealed that Rossi, who dominated the 125cc class, looked at the 250cc class and believed he could hang with the top riders in that class.

“If I could, I would have stayed another 10 years. But a kid came along who dyed his hair, dressed up as Superman and did what he knew.

“No, look, I don’t want to be here just to be here. I already had my racing team, and what I want is to continue in the world of motorsport, but to lead my team…” I didn’t feel any lack of momentum. When I retired in 1997, I was fighting with Valentino until the last race.

For an experienced rider like Aspar, at the time, it might have been a tough decision to accept that he couldn’t keep up with young, fast riders like Rossi.

Aspar is far from the only driver to experience this. Rossi’s genius as a rider eclipsed him. Many names in the history of the sport.

Rossi set the standard for today’s MotoGP riders.Not only by helping the sport reach the heights it has never seen, but also by shining the flag for the sport as much as possible.