Marquez snubs Rossi: “His words don’t interest me”

The eternal clash

The echo of the words spoken by Valentino Rossi last weekwhen he intervened in Andrea Migno’s podcast My Baby talking – also – about the controversial events of 2015 and his clash with Marc Marquez, inevitably reached the Misano paddock. The Spanish champion of the Gresini team, who two weeks ago had won in the first of two consecutive GPs held on the home track of the ‘red’ fans, did not however want to reply, at least directly, to the words of his historic rival.

“I have other things to think about”

Interviewed after the traditional ritual press conference by the media present in Misano, including FormulaPassion.itMarquez has substantially snubbed Rossi’s words saying he had other things to think about at the moment.”The answer is simple and clear. – declared the #93 of Ducati – at this moment, I have much more important things to think about than wasting time with another driver’s statements“. A dry message, which confirms the unbridgeable distance that still exists on a personal level between the two great champions.

Marquez also denied that Rossi’s words could give him further motivation to try to complete the ‘double’ and also win the second race of the season at Misano: “We will try to give 100% as we always have. But again, being an active driver, what interests me the least is entering games like this. Is He Obsessed With Me? Ask Him. I won’t answer you, I don’t care. It’s one of the things I said a little while ago and it’s the truth”.

World Mission

Among the thoughts that Marquez is concentrating on at the moment, there is also that of Conquest of the world title. The Spaniard, however, continues to play the role that the rankings assign him, that of the underdog: “The idea is to finish the season in an excellent way. – concluded Marquez – which means fighting with the two in front, or rather the three, because I include Bastianini. Being in that leading group. As far as winning the title is concerned, we are closer to reaching the level we are looking for. But I still have to perfect things if I want to fight for the title. In addition, I have to recover 53 points and I cannot recover points from two drivers who are proving to be superior in terms of consistency”.