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endless list of random motogp things - shenanigans at the last chicane in assen
fuse into one moto3 world champion álex márquez joins marc márquez (and valentino rossi) for a couple laps on one of marc’s hondas during the post-season tests in Valencia (2014)
together on track, sharing a number like a last name
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unofficial part 2 to the prev post+article I reposted, and also this post
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endless list of random motogp things - bezz + grabbing pecco by the mouth of his helmet
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ASSEN 2022 | Pecco Bagnaia congratulating Marco Bezzecchi for his first MotoGP podium.
“The King of the Ranch, Vale Rossi, beaten by special guest Marc Marquez“
“But pay attention: Vale is smart, really smart”
http://www.pu24.it/2014/09/17/re-ranch-vale-rossi-battuto-dallinvitato-speciale-marc-marquez-attenzione-vale-furbo-furbo/133184/
I found a very interesting article. This was written a year ago. The author is sort of an “insider” who lives on the Adriatic Coast and frequently “stalks” Valentino (a thing that Vale doesn’t seem to appreciate, indeed from his articles it’s quite clear the dislike is mutual). His source of information is the infamous (as he calls it) “Radio Tavullia International” : many exclusive news have come from him, such as the request of appeal to the CAS by Vale. This is my (hopefully decent) translation:
“Maurizio Bruscolini September 17, 2014
Many riders at the ranch in Tavullia.
We all know that motorbike riders are “lovely rascals”, we all know that Vale Rossi and his followers are fun-loving people that are specialized in evading questions with vain speeches, but fortunately for us there is “Radio Tavullia International”. It gives us hope to become aware of facts that would otherwise remain confined to the Ranch or who knows where.
Yesterday morning at the bar, a gentleman (drinking the second coffee of the day), who was reading the Gazzetta dello Sport article we had written the day before about the challenge between Vale and Marquez at the Ranch, recognized us and told us so: “It’s true what you wrote, but it’s not completely true that the guys (riders) have gone for a walk: they made a real race.” A moment of silence then, realizing that he had caught the attention of the few people present, but then he continues sure of himself: “I was there and I saw it.”
Taking the initiative, the reporter shoots the “murderous" question: “So if you were there, can you tell me who won the race?” “Of course - he says smiling – Marquez won the last challenge, “L’Americana” as they call it and is held in the evening, but Marquez was very fast throughout the afternoon. “
The luck of the early chronicler does not end there because the guy, in order to show that he knows a lot, continues the story: “At some point Marquez even fell, a harmless slip, of course, but he had braked too much at the limit to be a “sborone” *this is in dialect, it basically means poser, bragger, boaster, etc.*, because an opponent had just passed him.“
Of course not? “Of course yes! – he responds - I have seen him.”
And who was the opponent, Valentino? “No, I do not think he was him, but it all happened in a flash and not too close to me, but fortunately in no time the Spanish man was already standing. It was not only him who fell, but several other riders as well and luckily no one was hurt. ”
Well, then it means that the boys – we ask – went full throttle? “Even more - it is the answer -Marquez and his friend Rabat had downloaded from the internet the characteristics of the track. They knew everything about the Ranch, they are professionals and Marquez had even brought with him the rear suspension and the fork of the Honda. ”
Yes, we wrote this – trying to change the subject - but was Marquez strong immediately from the start, or …? “No, no - he interrupted heatedly – in the first laps he put himself behind Vale – (and he mimics the chase with his hands) - to learn the lines and where to put the tyres, and then after four or five laps, he threw wide open the throttle: he looked like a pixie. That kid is so strong it is almost frightening. ”
Stronger than Vale? “I do not know but I think Rossi let him play.”
But did he beat Vale? “Yes - is the answer - but Vale is cunning and he studied him pretty well, I think that that afternoon Rossi realized what is the real limit of Marquez.”
Ah yes, and what is it? “The boy wants to be up front at all costs, but in this way crashing is looming very close, and indeed he fell even at the Ranch.”
The man then puts his hands in his pockets, approaches the cashier and says: “I pay for my coffee and even for the journalist’s one.”
We thank him, greet him with a goodbye and a handshake and we think: the day started pretty well, even if we know that from that moment it means that we have to begin the hard and long work of verifying the news and it will end late in the evening.
The balance is positive: the guy did not say nonsense, everything seems quite accurate but we remain with an afterthought about the “I think that Vale let him play.”
This statement, translated, means that Vale, sly as a fox, has invited Marquez in Tavullia to know him better.
To understand, to identify the weak side of the opponent, in a completely different context from that of the circuits where Marc seems unbeatable. In a friendlier atmosphere perhaps it is easier to grasp human weaknesses.
Tuesday at the Ranch, Vale understood that his subtle irony - that alone was enough to devastate his opponents of a time - does not work with Marquez, he realized that it takes more to “make him close the vein” *make him see the red mist in English I suppose?* and probably now the Doctor knows what it takes and will soon “make him go to therapy”.
Marc is basically, in the good sense of the term, a “sborone” (boaster) when he is riding. He is the “cheeky chap” (even more than Vale himself was in the beginnings of his career, which is saying something) that last year at Laguna Seca wanted to overtake Rossi in the exact same spot where Rossi had passed Stoner in an almost impossible maneuver, the same boy that on Sunday in Misano wanted to overtake him not just anywhere on the circuit, but he exactly wanted to overtake him in front of the crowded grandstand of the VR46 fans and that’s where he went belly up.
Rossi will “cure” Marquez, it will take a bit of time because the patient is tough, but Vale has already begun and is in no hurry, because the Doctor wants to win the tenth World Title next year and so for the moment he made him happy at the Ranch: he gave him a rematch.”
Sorry for any mistakes!
Awesome translation and interesting thoughts! But meh. The stalker is not very good at stalking. :D
Valentino won the race, with Marc setting the fastest lap. Vale took a completely different line in the last corner.
I took a frame to draw the finish line:
Chad Reed (supercross and motocross champion) was also there on that Tuesday, and had some comments about it from a fellow racer’s perspective (x). Also, he really likes both Marc and Vale. He tweeted about being bummed about the two falling out:
As for the Ranch:
“I can tell you right now – we rode there the Tuesday after Misano, Marquez in the leathers he had crashed in, Vale still hung over – and they were literally ready to die to set the fastest lap!
Well, Marc won that one.
“If Honda and Yamaha knew the risk involved, and the level they were willing to go to just to be better than the other guys was something else. It was fun to experience that – and I admit I was a little guilty of it myself!”
He also seemed to have a good time there.
Another interesting point:
Paddock insiders have since said that they believe the day marked the start of a change in the relationship, when Marquez arrived with some of his Repsol Honda crew to set up his bike in an effort to ensure he beat Rossi on home soil.
Going against the ethos of Rossi’s home-built track as somewhere for fun and friendly competition, the move was said to have infuriated not only the Italian, but a number of other riders that were present on the day.
The Ranch is Rossi’s safe haven away from PR bullshit, his public persona - it’s where he goes to have fun (racing hard is of course part of that). Marc being so fucking intent on beating him that he took his HRC crew with him, it wouldn’t be surprising if it didn’t sit well with Rossi, or all the other riders who arrived sans crew. My thought was that it’s also a sign of mistrust. Not trusting the Ranch mechanics to set up his bike, or not wanting them to know his setup.
Together with what you posted, particularly this:
Marquez had even brought with him the rear suspension and the fork of the Honda.
It’s no wonder he took his mechanics with him. It’s just not in the spirit of the Ranch.
And this:
“The boy wants to be up front at all costs, but in this way crashing is looming very close, and indeed he fell even at the Ranch.”
I think Marc’s crash or win attitude has been there for a long time, Santi and co. talked about this at length; he’ll do whatever he wants to in the end, whatever they say to him. I have no doubts that Rossi saw many of Marc’s races in the lower classes, but it does seem very plausible that experiencing this attitude away from their usual race track could have been useful for Rossi.
Either chasing another rider until he gets spooked and makes a mistake, or setting a pace that pushes the one behind into a mistake - both are tactics that Rossi has used many, many times in the past (with great success). With most of his previous rivals, he hounded them until they made a mistake, he interrupted their rhythm up front.
With Marc, he seems to work a little differently; dictate the pace, push the other rider behind him into a mistake. He doesn’t shy away from battles, and as Assen showed he didn’t care about Marc’s last corner antics. He knew it was coming, and he took the winning defensive line (something Rossi would know, but apparently Marc didn’t), basically inviting him to play in a move that Marc was always going to lose, and wasn’t even prepared for (wrong line, he was never going to make that corner with Rossi there). And in this rope-a-dope, Marc played the part of willing dope. He thought Rossi wouldn’t close the door on him, or that he could brake late enough to be deemed “ahead” of Rossi. He was wrong on both counts.
And I think that’s what pissed Marc off. Because his strategy - that he talked about in the press conference - would have been to do exactly what Rossi did to him, only a corner later. Rossi beat him to it, and he actually fell victim to his own strategy. Only he fully expected Rossi to not attack, but slip back. I think this was Marc’s most hypocritical moment, and also a bitter lesson he had to learn: He couldn’t bully Rossi off the track.
Sorry, rambling again. D:
Interestingly it was only after Sepang 2015 that many fans (including paddock insiders) realized that this might be the day that put a crack in their relationship:
Even Marc himself said:
"Marc, what is the craziest rumour you've ever heard about yourself?" | Le Mans 2018
Pre-Event Press Conference | Japan 2013
Marc and Vale prior to the press conference in Japan, October 2013 © AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama
Challengers (2024) dir. Luca Guadagnino / Marco Bezzecchi and Pecco Bagnaia in Jerez
SEPANG 2014 | Valentino Rossi + touching Marc Marquez in the post race press conferences (shoulder, thigh, back).
JEREZ 2015 | Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi in parc fermé.
Italian GP 2026 // Marco Bezzecchi cradling his Kimi Antonelli after a win in Mugello
starting a collection
Vale and Marc: The on-track grabby hands edition.
On reconciliation. (x, x, x, x, x, x, x)
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