In an unbridled interview between the four walls of a home to which the coronavirus assigned him, Pol Espargaró deconfined a sensitive subject: that of Valentino Rossi supporters. There are many of them, they are noisy, but are they all good-natured? Since 2015 and the stormy end of the season which pitted their hero against Marc Márquez, for a frustrating epilogue, the jeers at the bottom of the podiums on which the Honda official sits has been like a black stain in the yellow sea. Which led to this comment from the pilot in the orange tunic.
Pol Espargaro considered Valentino Rossi as the greatest in terms of his entire work. Not only did he flourish in the Grand Prix category, but he was an added value for MotoGP as a whole by giving it an aura well beyond the world of motorcycles. In his interview, the official KTM declared: “ he was the pioneer and genius of marketing. He has created many fans, which is positive, He has fans all over the world, people love him even when we race in Barcelona where there should be more Marc Márquez fans.»
Yes but here it is: “ there are also hooligans and it's not good »Adds Pol Espargaro. A remark that raises questions. The phenomenon Red can therefore do as much harm as good. And then there is this question: Valentino Rossi does he have a hold on this detestable segment of his audience? In any case, we have never heard him openly regret the manifestations of discontent, if not hostility, against Marc Marquez. He did not firmly demand silence. And so the phenomenon took off.
What to say about it? A terrible political posture is that we can be responsible but not guilty. Is Vale in this case, or should we consider him as foreign to these mood swings, however produced in the name of his colors by their authors? In any case, the other pilots noticed it and the report of Pol Espargaro shows that it annoyed them…
