Two conspiracy theories regarding the notorious Valentino Rossi v Marc Marquez rivalry in 2015 have been dismissed.
Danilo Petrucci has clarified his perspective on the MotoGP feud that simply received’t go away.
Rossi reignited the flames this 12 months when he once more blasted Marquez, claiming the Spaniard intentionally thwarted his championship hopes.
Petrucci, who raced within the 2015 season, has set the file straight on two wild claims.
Two theories denied
He by no means even thought-about getting in Lorenzo’s method, regardless of determined pleas from Italian followers of Rossi.
“By no means, not even a second,” Petrucci informed MOW Magazine.
“A driver loves this sport and would by no means do one thing like this.
“I completely agree in saying {that a} rider who is not enjoying for one thing should not be a ache within the ass of those that are enjoying for lots.
“It’s legitimate within the case of resisting overtaking past measure, however it’s also legitimate within the case of going to the door on goal. No one needs to win like that.”
Petrucci stated about Italian followers’ needs for him to help Rossi: “In that 12 months, earlier than Valencia, it appeared to me that they had been joking, that it was a option to lighten issues up: for me they had been merely memes on social media during which they hypothesised that I, or Iannone or another person, would knock out Lorenzo within the final race.
“I by no means thought there have been individuals who would really need it.”
Petrucci joked: “I in all probability would have turn into king of the world if I had accomplished it! Praised left and proper.
“But it surely by no means even crossed my thoughts to do it.
“This could have additionally disgusted those that would have benefited from it, I’ve no doubts.
“It is senseless to turn into a referee between two riders.”
Petrucci denied a second declare from Marquez’s followers – that he surrendered by permitting Rossi to simply cross him in Valencia.
“No, I did not step apart,” he insisted.
“But when a rider is clearly going sooner, he overtakes you simply and that is what occurred there. Folks say so many issues, you’ll be able to’t take heed to everybody.”
‘What occurred won’t ever finish’
“I assumed it could finish,” Petrucci stated.
“However at the moment I realise that no, what occurred between Valentino and Marc in 2015 won’t ever finish.
“It is smart between the 2 of them, however not among the many followers.
“Solely the 2 of them know what actually occurred, what occurred earlier than, what they stated or did not say to one another over the course of a complete season.
“You should have seen that each time one of many two talks about it, a bit is added that each one of us, together with those that had been in the identical paddock, did not know.
“Every of the 2 is totally satisfied that they’re proper, in any other case after virtually ten years we would not nonetheless be speaking about it.
“However I repeat: solely they know what occurred.
“It definitely wasn’t an ideal web page of sport for all the things that occurred after and round it. “Valentino is an idol for all these of my era and discovering him on the observe as an opponent is one thing that can not be informed from an emotional perspective.
“What he did in racing is written within the historical past of sport. He deserved the tenth, but it surely did not arrive.
“Jorge Lorenzo additionally deserved it and he received it. It is racing. That season issues did not go nicely for Marquez straight away, however maybe he was satisfied that it may have been the primary conflict with Vale that excluded him from the world championship battle.
“I actually do not know what occurred and I haven’t got sufficient info to take a transparent place. Particularly after virtually ten years.”
