Valentino Rossi: “It’s an amazing feeling to share the track with riders like John McGuinness and John Hopkins.”
James Dielhenn
22 Jun 2024
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Michael Dunlop and Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi expressed his excitement about sharing Silverstone with an all-star lineup of riders from various series during the Monster Energy Legends Day at the British Grand Prix venue. This event brought together participants from MotoGP, World Superbikes, British Superbikes, and the Isle of Man TT.
In attendance were:
– Valentino Rossi
– Francesco Bagnaia
– Franco Morbidelli
– Marco Bezzecchi
– Fabio di Giannantonio
– Alvaro Bautista
– Nicolo Bulega
– Jonathan Rea
– Fabio Quartararo
– Alex Rins
– Michael Dunlop
– Peter Hickman
– John McGuinness
– John Hopkins
– Randy Mamola
– Darryn Binder
– Cal Crutchlow
– Josh Brookes
Even Yamaha’s managing director, Lin Jarvis, took a few laps on a bike!
“Michael Dunlop and Valentino Rossi I was worried about the weather. I thought it might be eight degrees and rain, but this is fantastic. I always try to have some time on the bike because I don’t want to give up. I feel in quite good shape, and when you do a track day like this, you can push but still have fun because there is a bit of margin. You think, ‘I’ll try the maximum…but I don’t need the pole position.’ It’s a great feeling. It’s always difficult because it’s physical – the cars are easier – but it’s always fantastic.”
