“80% of Spanish public was booing us” - they were Valentino Rossi fans!

"There were about 50 fans insulting my mother"

Rossi, Lorenzo
Rossi, Lorenzo

Jorge Lorenzo has weighed in on MotoGP’s ‘booing’ debate by remembering the reception he got from Valentino Rossi’sಞ fans.

But to Lorenzo’s shock, he received the negati💧ve welcome in his own homeland ofꦗ Spain.

It was the end of the ♉2015 MotoGP season and Lorenzo was crowned champion in Valencia, but amid the notorious skirmish between Rossi and Marc Marquez.

Lorenzo’s victory at the final roꦫund secured the title but his compatriots were not all so happy.

“Marquez and I arrived at parc ferme and 80% ofꦺ the Spanish public was booing us because they were Ross💧istas,” Lorenzo was quoted by .

“Hours later, celebrating the title🌳 with my family, there were about 50 fans insulting my mother, saying something like we had stolen tಞhe championship from them.

“They were Spanish and Rossistas.

“When I was✤ Rossi's rival... the fans were very divided. I would say hate, as seen in football. Real Madrid - FC Barcelona.

“T൲hat 2015 was super dramatic, very s𒈔trong in terms of emotions and rivalry. Nothing to do with now.

“Before you🙈 entered the paddock you noticed that rivalry between Rossi, Lorenzo and Marquez.”

The eဣnd to that season was brought up again this year by Rossi, who has always criticised Marquez’s role in preventing him from ♑winning the title.

Lorenzo, Rossi’s Yamaha teammate, instead claimed a second career cha❀mpi🔴onship.

“It is the title of which I fe🔯el most proud𓃲," Lorenzo said.

“I didn't💜 lead the championshꦐip in any race until the last one.

“I really suffered from it and fought it until the end because I had a lot 🅰of bad luck that year. But I didn't throw in the towel."

The a෴nimosity of 2015 has seeped into recent MotoGP rounds.

This year, Marquez was booed♕ ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚby fans while on the podium at Misano in Italy.

They had not forgotten his rivalry with Rossi, despite Ma෴rquez now riding Italian machinery.

Pecco Bagnaia tried to stop the fans’ booಌing and la꧒ter criticised the behaviour, which Marquez thanked him for.

Read More