Valentino Rossi and Luca Marini have the same mother, Stefania Palma. While on this Monday she saw them fly together to Qatar, to defend, for the first time in their respective careers, the same cause of MotoGP, she indulged in a few confidences. Including one on the elder Vale which sheds particular light on his now status as a satellite pilot...
Stephanie Palma left for weekends of concerns since the 2021 season will begin this weekend, with the meeting of Qatar. His two sons will be involved in MotoGP, which is a first in the family. One is Valentino Rossi who we no longer present and the other is his half-brother, who could also be his son, Luca marini.
There remains for the first much less to do than there is still to accomplish for the second. Vale, in fact, signed at 42 for one year and will continue the adventure only if the results are there. An imperative that his mother comments as follows: “ we hope the bike has grown. Otherwise… ».
She also makes a revelation about the adaptation that the nine-time winner had to make to accept his now status as a satellite pilot: “ last year was a big blow for him at first », she explains to the microphones of the site Moto.it. " He didn't expect this change of team, he suffered the blow at first. For him, it was a mourning. But when you love motorcycles, it's the passion that prevails ».
And for the youngest Luca? “ I exchanged a few words with him as soon as he returned from the tests, on Monday they will both leave for Qatar, and I liked that. He is focused and calm. He is happy to have tried this new bike and he liked it, even if he still has to solve the position problems ».
She also makes a revelation concerning this second son, with a touch of guilt: “ Valentino started MotoGP when times were different “, she explains. “ The sensitivity and intelligence of the pilot made the difference. Today there are electronics, which are a help but which complicate things a lot. The pilot's talent is less decisive. Let's see now with Luca: he is more scientific, I would say more rational ».
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And then there was also the family's opposition to letting Luca follow in the footsteps of Valentino, which slowed down the takeoff of his career: “ we made mistakes with Luca », admits Stefania. “ Mistakes that complicated his career. Luca had to fight for years even against me, who opposed him. But he won because he's a badass and now I'm happy. Luca arrived with his means and his abilities ».
As a fine analyst of the environment, she also focuses on a Marc Marquez that his eldest does not carry in his heart… “ This season I think there will be no supremacy of one driver over the others, that there will be balance because there are so many strong drivers and 2021 will be similar to 2020. Marquez, you say ? I'm glad he's back, those who love motorcycles can't think that they lost someone like this. He deserves to go back to where he was ».
