Après la conférence de presse, Rossi a discuté avec les médias italiens de son commentaire concernant Márquez et Lorenzo.
Cliquez ici pour revoir la déclaration de Rossi sur Márquez en conférence de presse et retrouvez ci-dessous ce qu’il a dit par la suite devant les médias italiens :
Pensez-vous que Márquez ait aidé Lorenzo à Phillip Island ?
« Il est vrai que Márquez n’a pas joué avec nous deux. Il n’a joué qu’avec moi ! Il est important qu’il sache que je le sais ! Voyons ce qui va se passer maintenant mais je suis assez préoccupé parce qu’avoir à me battre avec Lorenzo est une chose, mais si je dois aussi me battre avec Márquez, tout devient beaucoup plus difficile et honnêtement, ce qu’il fait n’est pas juste (ce qu’un pilote professionnel doit être dans ces situations). Surtout que Márquez pourrait être très compétitif sur les deux dernières courses. »
« Pour moi c’est une grosse déception, j’étais énervé, ça faisait plusieurs courses que je le savais mais je ne m’attendais pas à ce qu’il fasse quelque chose d’aussi évident. Je suis déçu, je regrette et je suis préoccupé parce qu’il essayera sûrement de le refaire ici et à Valence. »
Alors pourquoi a-t-il aussi doublé Lorenzo ?
« Je l’ai noté en course mais je n’ai pas compris : Márquez était un cran au-dessus de tout le monde mais au lieu d’essayer de battre Lorenzo, il est resté avec moi pour se battre avec Iannone et les autres. Il savait que je perdais face à la Ducati sur la ligne droite. Et à chaque fois que je le doublais, il me repassait (très agressivement, mais c’est comme ça). Mais il a ensuite ralenti pour créer un écart avec Jorge. Sa mauvaise chance ce dimanche-là a été que Jorge n’était pas si fort parce qu’autrement ça se serait très vite terminé. Au lieu de ça, il contrôlait l’avance de Jorge, en sachant qu’il pouvait le rattraper en trois tours, puis il essayait de ralentir Iannone et moi, peut-être pour essayer de mettre d’autres pilotes entre moi et Lorenzo. Au final c’est ce qu’il a fait. C’est assez préoccupant mais ça ne m’inquiète pas trop. »
Pourquoi pensez-vous qu’il ait fait ça ?
« Parce qu’il préfère que ce soit Lorenzo qui gagne. Il est fâché contre moi pour une question personnelle. Bien qu’il ne l’ait jamais dit, il pense que je l’ai fait tomber en Argentine et il pense encore à la dernière chicane d’Assen, dans sa tête il pense qu’il aurait dû remporter cette course. Depuis, il est en colère et il raisonne comme un enfant : je ne gagne pas, mais toi non plus. À ce stade-là, le moindre mal pour lui est que Lorenzo gagne. »
Est-ce que c’est quelque chose qui vous motive ou vous fâche ?
« Voyons. S’il est plus rapide mais ralentit pour participer aux autres batailles derrière, ça pourrait devenir compliqué. Parce qu’il n’a rien à perdre, mais moi si. Je dois faire attention. Je suis désolé et assez fâché. Je ne m’attendais pas à ce que Márquez soit un obstacle pour ce Championnat, je pensais seulement me battre contre Jorge, comme ce devrait être le cas. »
Pensiez-vous que ça ne pouvait pas arriver parce qu’il vous idolâtrait ?
« Attention, ici il faut clarifier : m’idolâtrait-il vraiment ? Avait-il vraiment mon poster chez lui ? Je ne suis pas sûr. J’aimerais remonter dans le temps pour vérifier. C’est aussi une question de caractère, il court contre moi : Je veux remporter autant de Championnats du Monde que possible. Si je remporte un autre titre, il sait que ce sera un titre en plus à remporter s’il veut me dépasser. Si c’est Jorge qui gagne, ils restent à peu près au même niveau. »
Était-ce mieux avec Biaggi, parce qu’il était plus clair au sujet de son ressenti ?
« C’est vrai, vous avez raison. Sur le long terme, je préfère son comportement. Nous étions odieux l’un envers l’autre mais au moins c’était clair et honnête. Mais je n’ai pas son numéro de téléphone. »
Tout ça a commencé à Laguna Seca ?
« Il y a eu beaucoup de moments, à Laguna Seca il avait voulu faire ce que j’avais fait à Stoner cinq ans plus tôt, alors qu’il aurait facilement pu me doubler trois virages plus tard. C’était un premier signal. Et je l’avais dit, mais il ne voulait pas le croire. »
Pour faire une comparaison littéraire, puisque nous sommes en Malaisie, avez-vous l’impression d’être Sandokan contre Yanez ?
« Je ne sais pas. Je ne pense pas qu’il y ait cette différence entre moi et Lorenzo. Je pense que nous sommes tous les deux valeureux, chacun à sa manière, mais aussi assez malins. »
Cliquez ici pour revoir la conférence de presse du GP de Malaisie dans son intégralité.
After the Malaysian GP Pre-Event Press Conference Rossi spoke to the Italian media about his comments on Marquez helping out Lorenzo.
Click here to watch Rossi’s comments on Marquez from the Press Conference, and below is what he said to the assembled Italian media afterwards:
Do you think that Marquez helped out Lorenzo at Phillip Island?
“It is indeed true that Marquez did not play with both of us: he only played with me! It is important that he knows that I know! Now let's see what happens, but I am quite concerned because to have to fight with Lorenzo is one thing, but if you have to beat Marquez as well, everything becomes much more difficult, to be honest - the case is that he isn’t playing fair (something that a professional rider has to do in these situations). Especially because Marquez could be very competitive in the last two races.”
“It is indeed true that Marquez did not play with both of us: he only played with me! It is important that he knows that I know! Now let's see what happens, but I am quite concerned because to have to fight with Lorenzo is one thing, but if you have to beat Marquez as well, everything becomes much more difficult, to be honest - the case is that he isn’t playing fair (something that a professional rider has to do in these situations). Especially because Marquez could be very competitive in the last two races.”
“For me it was a big disappointment, I was upset, it was from a few races ago that I knew, but I did not expect him to do something so obvious. I feel disappointment, regret and worry, because surely he will try to do it here and also in Valencia.”
So why did he eventually also overtake Lorenzo?
“In the race I noticed it, but I did not understand; Marquez was a step above everyone, but instead of trying to try to battle Lorenzo, he stayed with me to fight with Iannone and others. He knew that I was losing out to the Ducati on the straight. And so every time I tried to pass him, he re-overtook me (super-aggressive, but thats the way it is). But then he slowed to create a gap to Jorge. His bad luck was that on Sunday Jorge was not so strong, because otherwise it would have been over already. Instead, he always kept Jorge in check, knowing that he could catch him within 3 laps, and then tried to slow me and Iannone, perhaps trying to put other riders between me and Lorenzo. And in the end, that's what he did. It is clearly quite worrying, but it doesn't worry me too much”
“In the race I noticed it, but I did not understand; Marquez was a step above everyone, but instead of trying to try to battle Lorenzo, he stayed with me to fight with Iannone and others. He knew that I was losing out to the Ducati on the straight. And so every time I tried to pass him, he re-overtook me (super-aggressive, but thats the way it is). But then he slowed to create a gap to Jorge. His bad luck was that on Sunday Jorge was not so strong, because otherwise it would have been over already. Instead, he always kept Jorge in check, knowing that he could catch him within 3 laps, and then tried to slow me and Iannone, perhaps trying to put other riders between me and Lorenzo. And in the end, that's what he did. It is clearly quite worrying, but it doesn't worry me too much”
Why do you think he did this?
“Because he would prefer Lorenzo to win. He is angry at me for a personal matter. Although he never said it, he thinks that in Argentina I made him crash; and then at Assen he is still thinking about the last chicane, in his head he feels he should have won that race. Since then he has been angry and thinking like a child: I do not win, but you do not win either. At this point, the lesser evil is for him is for Lorenzo to win.”
“Because he would prefer Lorenzo to win. He is angry at me for a personal matter. Although he never said it, he thinks that in Argentina I made him crash; and then at Assen he is still thinking about the last chicane, in his head he feels he should have won that race. Since then he has been angry and thinking like a child: I do not win, but you do not win either. At this point, the lesser evil is for him is for Lorenzo to win.”
Is it something that motivates you or makes you angry?
"Let's see. Because if he's faster yet slows down to get involved in the battles further back, it could become difficult. Because he has nothing to lose, but I do. I have to be wary. I'm sorry and I'm quite angry. I did not expect that Marquez was an obstacle for this Championship, I thought I was only fighting against Jorge, as it should be.”
"Let's see. Because if he's faster yet slows down to get involved in the battles further back, it could become difficult. Because he has nothing to lose, but I do. I have to be wary. I'm sorry and I'm quite angry. I did not expect that Marquez was an obstacle for this Championship, I thought I was only fighting against Jorge, as it should be.”
Because he used to idolise you, did you think this wouldn't happen?
"Watch out, here we must make a clarification: did he really idolise me? Did he really have my poster at home? I'm not so sure. I'd like to go back in time and see. It will also be a question of character, he is competing with me: I want to win as many World Championships as I can. If I win another title, then he knows that he will have to win one more to overtake me. If instead Jorge wins, then they have more or less the same.”
"Watch out, here we must make a clarification: did he really idolise me? Did he really have my poster at home? I'm not so sure. I'd like to go back in time and see. It will also be a question of character, he is competing with me: I want to win as many World Championships as I can. If I win another title, then he knows that he will have to win one more to overtake me. If instead Jorge wins, then they have more or less the same.”
Was it better with Biaggi, because he at least made his feelings clear?
"It's true you are right. In the long run, I prefer more his behaviour. We were obnoxious to each other, but at least it was clear and honest. But I do not have his phone number.”
"It's true you are right. In the long run, I prefer more his behaviour. We were obnoxious to each other, but at least it was clear and honest. But I do not have his phone number.”
Did this all begin in Laguna Seca?
“There have been lots of moments, at Laguna Seca he wanted to do what I had done to Stoner five years before, when he could easily have passed three corners later. It was the first signal. And I said so, but I did not want to believe it. To think evil, it takes forever.”
“There have been lots of moments, at Laguna Seca he wanted to do what I had done to Stoner five years before, when he could easily have passed three corners later. It was the first signal. And I said so, but I did not want to believe it. To think evil, it takes forever.”
Wanting to make a literary comparison, since we are in Malaysia, do you feel like Sandokan fighting Yanez?
"I would not know. I do not think that there is this difference between me and Lorenzo. I think we're both brave, each in his own way, and also a bit cunning."
"I would not know. I do not think that there is this difference between me and Lorenzo. I think we're both brave, each in his own way, and also a bit cunning."
