Valentino Rossi Revisits 2015 Championship and Ferrari Test
Valentino Rossi stated that the 2015 MotoGP championship defeat still burns as he promoted his autobiography on television.
Appearing on the television program Che tempo che fa hosted by Fabio Fazio, Valentino Rossi discussed his long-standing rivalry with Marc Marquez. The Italian racing legend recounted that the contentious 2015 title fight remains a raw subject. Valentino Rossi asserted that Marquez was not competing for the championship during that season, but was instead racing solely to undermine his title bid.
“The story of the 2015 season makes me even more angry because Marquez wasn’t fighting for the championship, he was only fighting to make me lose,” Rossi said, as reported by gazzetta.it.
He added that the emotional weight of that loss remains identical to the feeling on the evening of the Valencia finale. Rossi observed that Bezzecchi possesses the necessary speed to win a world title but has accumulated too many errors during the current campaign.
Rossi Recalls His 2004 Ferrari Test Experience
Shifting from two wheels to four, Rossi shared an anecdote regarding his initial test with Ferrari in 2004. He recalled arriving at the Fiorano track alongside Uccio in flip-flops and swimwear, encountering former Ferrari executive Jean Todt.
“Todt looked at Uccio and said, ‘Is there a swimming pool here?’ My chances in Ferrari were cut in half right there,” Rossi remarked, according to gazzetta.it.
Reflecting on his eventual retirement from motorcycle racing, Rossi explained to Fazio that he wanted to avoid the regrets expressed by peers like Michael Schumacher and Troy Bayliss. He maintained that he competed until he physically could no longer continue, allowing him to close that chapter cleanly.
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