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Hayes Edwards, son of Colin, in Austin interviewed for television the companion of a thousand racing adventures of his dad…
Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards are great friends, they shared the official Yamaha box for three seasons (from 2005 to 2007), before the Texan Superbike champion was transferred to the satellite M1. Before that, they even participated in two editions of the Suzuka 8h, with the official Honda VTR1000SPW: the second time, in 2001, was a memorable triumph.
MOMENTS – Unwittingly, they were both involved in Marco Simoncelli's fatal accident at Sepang. » The worst moment of my career » , Edwards said a few years ago. That night we supported each other by exchanging messages and trying to understand if it was his fault or mine. Well, it was an accident.” Together they shared great days at VR46 Ranch and Colin's Boot Camp in 2015, and they were good friends for many years.
WHO INTERVIEWED ROSSI – The GP in Austin represented for both drivers a new opportunity to do something together, but in this case Valentino Rossi faced Hayes Edwards , Colin's son, who played the role of journalist to interview the nine-time World Champion. Together they talked about the beginning of his career, some anecdotes about their respective fathers, and expressed doubts about public and private lives... “I was in Tavullia with my father, Graziano, and I got on a motorcycle for the first time” , Valentino told Hayes. This is what Rossi said about "The Doctor", his nickname: " In Italy, they call you “doctor” when you do something big, serious and high level. It's funny. »
VALE & COLIN – Why No. 46? “I chose it because in 1979, when I was born, my father raced in 250cc with this number” . About her life with Colin Edwards, Rossi remembers special moments. » It was fantastic to run with Colin. Our careers have crossed several times, but the one I consider most special was Suzuka. I didn't know Colin, since he raced Superbike, but since then we have been good friends. At Suzuka, he helped me a lot "
LEGEND - During the GP in Austin, Colin Edwards took the electric Moto-E for a spin, before returning to his reporting role for BT Sport. Colin also praised Valentino more than once: " He will always be in front. He could ride MotoGP for ten more years, if he wanted. He is eternal, he can always win " .
