A world champion explodes against Valentino Rossi: "Leave it now, you don't stop looking for excuses"

Valentino Rossi is not going through his best moment. For a long time, ‘Il Dottore’ has not been seen to dominate in MotoGP like years ago, and most likely age has something to do with it. However, the Italian rider is resisting withdrawal for the time being. At 42 years old, Rossi has been competing in the Motorcycle World Championship for a quarter of a century and does not think about leaving it yet. Nine titles in 26 seasons, idolized around the world… But these last few seasons have not been good. He sometimes looks for justifications in different issues, but the one that has rarely been criticized is already so. For example, Marco Lucchinelli, 500cc champion in 1981, has been very hard on Rossi and his performance: “In the World Championship, he was a novelty, a different way of racing, a Martian, a genius. But, now, he has come down to earth and he should not look for so many excuses. It must make room for the young. Without taking anything away from a nine-time world champion, give it up now, “he told ‘LaPresse.’ Harsh criticism” Leave the bike to a young man. It has been more than three years since he won a race and the last World Cup he beat in 2009. He always ran to win, but now he runs to get there. I am not angry with Valentino, but he does not stop looking for excuses », added the one who was also world champion, who goes even further:« No, the others also give a show. In fact, today’s bikes don’t seem so difficult to ride, as seen in the fact that newcomers are going strong soon. ”Another former champion like Cadalora, Rossi’s assistant until 2018, is more restrained:“ Vale has , again, his recurring problem: the heating of the rear tire. I do not know why.It may also depend on the fact that you use a bike setup that gets very heavy on the rear tire and its performance. They must make their assessments.