15-times World Champion Giacomo Agostini has given his view on the rivalry between Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi.
Agostini is the one rider within the historical past of Grand Prix racing with extra race wins than Rossi, however the Italian was overwhelmed by Marquez within the riders’ standings in all however two seasons (2015, 2020) after the Spaniard made his premier class debut in 2013 as he charged to 6 titles in his first seven prime class seasons.
“Marc [Marquez] is my weak point,” Agostini informed the Spanish publication Relevo, “as a result of I feel he excites the general public, the individuals who go to look at the races. He is a man who places on a present, and everybody loves him.”
Rossi, then again, is “A fantastic,” Agostini stated.
“A rider with crafty. Somebody who wins 9 world titles needs to be good by intuition.”
The rivalry between the 2 not often bore on-track battles, particularly outdoors of 2015, one thing Agostini places right down to timing and Marquez’s personal mentality.
Even nonetheless, it’s nonetheless thought to be one of the vital intense rivalries previously 10 years of MotoGP.
“They weren’t on the identical age,” he stated. “One had began, and the opposite had not. This might have conditioned the ultimate outcomes, you recognize?
“Though I acknowledge that Rossi additionally generated enthusiasm […] The reality is that, fascinated by it, for me Marquez is extra reckless, daring, daring.
“He’s a fighter, and folks might like this extra. Marc by no means offers up, he’s pure spectacle.”
