MotoGP Misano1 J3: Valentino Rossi (Yamaha/4) would have really wanted to join his students on the podium

In Misano, this Sunday, Valentino Rossi was very close to riding his 200^rd podium and the event would have been all the more celebrated as he would have shared the ceremony with his two students from the academy Morbidelli, winner, and Bagnaia, his runner-up. But he was knocked out of third place by Joan Mir who gave him a blow in turn 10 of the last lap. Too bad, but the Doctor keeps smiling, because in the championship, here he is with the same capital as his teammate Maverick Viñales…

Valentino Rossi is, after this race in Misano which marked the sixth of the year in MotoGP, 18 leader points fabio quartararo who forced himself to a blank result. However, he fell short of a podium, which was his until the last lap. But the passion of a Joan Mir which is definitely taking on more and more volume at Suzuki deprived him of a resounding school meeting with his students from the VR46 academy.

Before that, Vale showed himself to be the strongest official driver of a brand Yamaha which owes its three successes so far this year to its satellite team Petronas... " It's a shame not to be able to get on the podium » recognizes the Doctor on la Gazzetta.it. “ Doing it with Bagnaia and Morbidelli would have been a big party. I was sorry Mir passed me on the last lap, but it was still a good race ».

“I have to close the academy”

The nine-time world champion recounts what happened at the last race in Misano: “ I made mistakes, I had too much engine braking, it caused the rear tire to suffer a little. In this curve, I left the door open and Mir entered. We need to make progress for next weekend here ».

Valentino cannot fail to comment on the victory of Franco Morbidelli and second place in Francis Bagnaia, his students from the VR46 Riders Academy. The Monster Energy Yamaha rider warns with a smile: “ when they passed me, I wondered who made me open the Academy, but I can only blame myself. Now, after the double of Marini-Bezzecchi in Moto2 and that of Morbidelli-Bagnaia in MotoGP, I have to close the VR46. Morbidelli was incredible, he deserves success ».

MotoGP Misano1 J3: classification