John McGuinness and Val💜entino Rossi were just two of the motorcycle racing legends from different series brought together by a recent Monster Energy Legends Day.

The𓂃 Isle of Man TT icon and the MotoGP superstar were on track at Silverstone, joined by a who’s who of other past and current riders.

"This little fella from Italy came steaming past me on the back-straight," McGuinness ✤𝔉joked to TNT Sports.

"Somebody called Valentino Rossi, I thoughꦅt 'he is pretty fast, I'll get on the back of him'.

"He dragged me round to do the fastest lap ꧋I'v🍸e ever done at Silverstone.

"I🧔 bit the screen, trying to ꦚhang on as much as I could!

"I was more interested in watching him. He'ꦉs the best in the world."

Sylvain Guintoli added: “John McGuinness got his fastest-ever🔯 lap around Silverstone following Rossi! How good is that."

Ne൩il Hodgꦦson, who was in attendance at Silverstone, replied: “Unreal! He was buzzing.

“He comes into the garage, puts the bike on ꦦthe stand, old school.

“John just being John, said ‘that’s my fastest-ever ꦗtime around here, following Valentino, he’s smooth! It looks effort🥀less’.

“I said ‘yeah, that’s the signature of Valentino!’ From 🤪day one✤ he has made it look easy.”

Guintoli said about Rossi, who is now 45: “He still rides. We have 🥃done🌜 test sessions with BMW, with Valentino there.

“There was one in Porti🐬mao. He was on track with us and he’s still really quick, really fast.”

Suzi Perry added: “He’s do𒈔ing his car stuff but he said to me: ‘Nothing beats being on a bike’.”

Guintoli replied: “When you step back o💧nto a fast bike there is nothing like it.”

The unlikely friendship between Rossi and McGuinness is one of mutual ꦓadmiration which has lasted ﷽years.

Rossi said in 2021: “John, I’m always in co🧸ntact🎃 with him.”

Rossi was asked if he would have liked to h🍎ave raced McGuinness at the Isle of Man TT.

“I🎐t is very close to the panoramic streets of Tavullia,” he replied.

“Where we learned to race with the s🍰cooters on normal roads, not a track. S꧃imilar to the TT.

“But I don’t want to race against him at the TT!♑ He’s too fast!”