Marc Marquez Akui Kehebatan Valentino Rossi di MotoGP, Ngajak Damai?

marc marquez akui kehebatan valentino rossi di motogp, ngajak damai?

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Pembalap Gresini Racing Marc Marquez mulai mengakui kehebatan Valentino Rossi di MotoGP. Padahal sebelumnya, Marquez terkenal sering bersitegang dengan The Doctor di lintasan.

Meski begitu, Marc Marquez baru-baru ini menyebut Valentino Rossi merupakan salah satu tokoh paling berjasa di MotoGP. Menurutnya, mantan pembalap Yamaha tersebut kerap menjadi rujukan banyak pembalap muda.

“Valentino merupakan referensi untuk semua orang yang ingin memulai (karier) di dunia balap. Dia merupakan salah satu referensi terbaik bersama Dani Pedrosa,” ujar Marc Marquez, dikutip Tempo dari Tuttomotoriweb, Rabu, 14 Februari 2024.

Marquez juga mengatakan Rossi dan Pedrosa memiliki karakter yang membuat banyak orang menyukainya. Dia tak sungkan mengakui keduanya merupakan bakat terbaik yang pernah lahir dari ‘rahim’ MotoGP.

“Dani Pedrosa, dia merupakan sosok yang mau berjuang dari bawah. Kemudian saya kagum dengan Rossi karena dia merupakan pembalap yang memenangkan banyak gelar di MotoGP,” ungkap dia.

Khusus untuk Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez merasa bangga memiliki kesempatan untuk berhadapan langsung di lintasan. Dia memastikan, rivalitasnya dengan Rossi merupakan kenangan indah yang sulit dilupakan.

“Saya beruntung pernah menghadapi Rossi (di lintasan). Lebih beruntung lagi karena pernah mengalahkannya. Kami bergantian saling mengalahkan. Saya cukup beruntung bisa berbagi trek dengannya untuk belajar darinya. Itu adalah tahun-tahun yang menyenangkan,” tutur dia.

Meski tak menjawab dengan lugas. Namun secara tersirat pembalap asal Spanyol ini punya keinginan damai dengan Valentino Rossi. “Itu bukan tergantung pada saya, jadi saya tidak bisa menjawabnya,” kata Marquez.

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