Max Biaggi 🌼has clarified comments in which he compared🍒 former MotoGP arch rival Valentino Rossi to the magician David Copperfield.

Biaggi, whose on and off-track battles wi🐎th Rossi lit up the final seasons of 500cc and start🌜 of the new MotoGP era, was quoted as saying:

"Valentino Rossi is like Copperfield! After two bad s𓆏easons [at Ducati] he managed to get the world champion winning bike."

Writing on his official Twitter account Biaggi - who retired as a double World Superbike champion at the 🌜end 𝐆of last year and is now a WSBK commentator on Italian TV - insisted he had not been criticising the former seven time MotoGP champion.

"Saying Rossi is like Copperfield was meant to be a compliment. Only a magician like him could recover so well after two years that were so difficult. Getting back on the world championship winning Yamaha with Lorenzo was anything but easy. I wish them both good luck."

Reigning dou🥀ble MotoGP champion Lorenzo is a long-♌time fan, and now friend, of Biaggi.