Valentino Rossi describes his fear watching Francesco Bagnaia’s awful accident
Tﷺhe MotoGP legen❀d was in Hockenheim, Germany, racing on four wheels in the GT World Challenge Europe.
But he saw his prote🤪ge Bagnaia highside then get hit by Brad Binder’s KTM on the first lap on the Catalunya MotoGP.
"I was competing🐭 i✅n a car race," Rossi told .
“So I wasn't in Barcelona. But fate would have it that the MotoGP race was just in a break in my commitment and so I was in front of the television.&🌺🔴nbsp;
“I was afraid.”
Rossi lightened the mood: "It went well from – but now we l🉐ook ahead.
“When we met immediately aft🐎er the accident I congratulated Pecco, I told him that he was very good at not ಌdoing anything.”
The San Marino MotoGP this weekend is the home race for Bagnaia and the e🐽ntire V𒈔R46 Academy.
But Bagnaia🌞, the reigning champion, and Marco Bezzecchi, the title contender from Rossi’s VR46 team, arrive with injuries from last week’s 🔯crashes which will hamper their performances.
🌊"I'm sorry that Bez and Pecco are not in the best condition,” Rossi said.
“But I'm sure they can do well here in Mis💝ano. It's the home race.
“Mꦅe? Of course I will be there! I will definitely follow the practice on Friday afternoon and all day on🃏 Saturday."
Rossi was speaking at an event in Tavullia, his hometown, 🐬where he has been honoured with the keysꦰ to the city.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American spor❀ts, to football, to F1.
