In 2009 in Barcelona, the Yamaha tea💛mmates engaged in a thrilling last-lap battle which Ros🎶si emerged victorious from.

As MotoGP heads back to the same location, Lorenzo ꦿwatched highlights of Rossi’s remarkable overtake from 14 years ago.

“Unbelievable move from Valentino,” Lorenzo said.

“I did it again🐲 in th🌠e straight, and closed the gap, but the same happened.

“This w🐭as the last lap. I tried to close all the gaps on a♛ll the corners.

“But, Valentino was too fast. Unbelievable.

“He made the impossible possible! 

“He didn’t want to loꦯse that race to me. So he said: ‘Okay, I will try everything, to risk everything, I will win or both of us are outside the track and will cras🌺h’.

“Even if I lost the race, I think it was one of the mo꧟st spectacular battles in MotoG🀅P history.”

Rossi would pip Lorenz꧙o to the 2009 MotoGP champi꧟onship.

Barcelona was Lorenzo’s second-most successful track - he won six t🀅imes there, behind onl♏y Mugello.

This year, Lorenzo is bac𒐪king one of Rossi’s proteges to beꦓ victorious.

He said about Francesco Bagnaia: “He’s very 🐻strong mentally with a lot of self confidence after so many wins. 

“He’s an explosive rider so I think he’ll get pol❀e position.

“In the sprint there are some spe๊cialised riders. 

“I will say Jorge Martin. I usually pick him f♋or the spriꦓnt.

“For a long race𒁏 distance, Pecco🍨 has the more chances. 

“Maybe Aprilia will have more traction or KTM♕ has a better set-up. 

“But I’ll go for🃏 Pecco, it’s a good track for Ducati and for his riding style.ﷺ”