Lorenzo and Rossi were notoriously separated by a wall in the Yamaha garage that they shared - a symbol of an uneasy relationship as they battled for MotoGP dominance.

Rossi ended his career as a seven-time premier class champion, Lorenzo racked up three titles - the most infamous of which was in 2015, when Lorenzo took advantage of a controversial clash between Rossi and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez.

“I⭕ was looki🃏ng for that rivalry, because having an enemy motivated me,” Lorenzo told DAZN about Rossi.

"Vale and I didn't fight on track in 2015. A𓆏lthough the rivalry was felt. 

“Sometimes🐽 I won, other times he won, but the competition was noticeable in the ♕environment until the end.

“It was chewed up 📖by the media. I said something, he d🏅id too, I replied... 

“In the press it was said that we did n🦩ot get along and that we did not speak to each o꧅ther." 

Lorenzo explained an incident where, ahead of꧅ the season-finale race in Valencia, he approached a journalist to request a specific question was asked to irrita꧂te Rossi.

"At the airport I told her that at thꦰe press conference she had to ask me if Valentino deserved the title,” Lorenzo said. 

“For me it would not have been deserved. I wanted to put pressure on him toℱ feel inferior. 

“I also created that rivalry through the press."

Lorenzo also spoke about his rivalry with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Dani Pedrosa: "We were both Spaniards, I remember that in the Spanish press ♍there were more than 250 ♋people talking about MotoGP. 

“In 2003, when we crossed paths in the paddock, Dani didn't even look at me, we didn't say goodbye, neither with h🍌im nor with Alberto (Puig). 

“We went to Malaysia, he won the championship, in that race I finished third. And in that moment of euphoria between Albe💟rto and Dani, we talked to each other. 

“Then came the race in Austra♏lia, and we never spoke to eacܫh other again."