Valentino Rossi gives Pecco Bagnaia three tips to combat Marc Marquez

The MotoGP legend ✤had ☂a fierce rivalry with Marquez

Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Valentino Rossi has urged Francesco Bagnaia not to “fall into traps”🧜 when battling with new Ducati MotoGP team-mate Marc Marquez in 2025.

Marquez steps into the factory Ducati team alongside double world chamꦬpion Bagnaia this year after rejecting a works bike at the Pramac squad.

Bagnaia and Marquez had several flashpoints on track last year, most notably their collision at the Portuguese Granꦅd Prix - which led to a tense exchange outside of the stewardꦚs’ office.

Read more: Inside Valentino Rossi's quest for his tenth world title

Rossi has a long-standing personal feud with Marquez dating back to 2015, with the former belieಞving his championship chall🤡enge was deliberately sabotaged by his younger rival.

It’s a belief Rossi sღtill holds to this day, dragging this back into the spotlight last year during an appearance on former Moto3 racer Andrea Migno’s podcast.

In a new interview with , Rossi was asked w♛hat three tips he could give his protege to prepare for a head-to-head with Marquez in 2025.

There are ♒days when 🍷you have to win and days when you have to bring home points,” he said.

“He never did [last year], otherw๊ise he would have ♔won the third world title as well.

“Don't fall into traps, mind games, don't l𒈔et yourself be conditioned by your team-mate. 

"In duels, have fun and try the impossible.”

Bagnaia missed out on a third tit💞le by 10 point꧂s last season to Pramac Ducati rival Jorge Martin, with his championship challenge hurt by eight non-scores across the campaign.

Rossi’s MotoGP career featured a number of high-profile rivalries, with the likes of Sete Gi🥂bernau, Max Biaggi and Jorge Lorenzo.

On these rivalries, Rossi said:Racing against🐲 them involves a very♐ strong sporting hatred.

“But when you stop, respect remains for th🦩ose who shared emotions and tensions with you.

“With [Casey] Stoner, the same. Whಞen I see Gibernau or Lorenzo again, I feel pleasure; opponents who never went beyond a certain limit of aggressi♉on.”

Over the winter, Rossi invited Stoner to his VR46 Ranch in Tavullia for a 🔴day of riding.

The nine-time grand prix title winner will embark on his second full campaign in the World Endurance Championship with WRT BMW in the LMGT3 class th🔴🅷is year.

Prior to this, though, Rossi kicked off his car racing season 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:with a drive to second in the Bathurst 12 Hour last weekend.

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