How to prove your dominance in a sport? When the fans of a foreign country prefer to support you rather than their national drivers. This scenario has happened in the recent history of MotoGP, with the domination of Valentino Rossi.
However, during his years of activity, the Italian did not lack competition with the Spaniards Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo. The latter recently spoke about this rivalry, on the YouTube channel “Duralavita”.
“About 50 fans insulting my mother”
Triple MotoGP world champion (2010, 2012 and 2015), Jorge Lorenzo notably evokes the hatred of his own Spanish public, preferring to side with Valentino Rossi. “When I was Rossi’s rival, the fans were very divided. There was hatred, as we see in footballhe explains. In 2015, 80% of the Spanish public was “Rossista” (nickname of Valentino Rossi fans) and they booed Marc Márquez and me. »
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He particularly mentions his world champion title acquired in 2015, after a season which marked the history of MotoGP with its dramaturgy. “A few hours later, while I was celebrating the title with my family, there were about 50 fans (behind the circuit doors) who were insulting my mother, saying something like we stole the championship from them. They were Spaniards. »
