“By throwing Jorge Lorenzo to the ground I became king of the world”

The The 2015 MotoGP season was one of the most exciting and controversial in history. Valencia, the last Grand Prix of the season, is the scene of final battle between Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi. That year, moreover, is marked by disagreement on and off track between Marc Márquez and Il Doctor.

The controversy spilled over into the category’s top drivers themselves. The fans fantasized about some sort of sporting ‘war’ between the Spanish and Italians on the Ricardo Tormo route, to decide the title in favor of Jorge Lorenzo or Valentino Rossi.

Danilo Petruccian Italian rider who raced in MotoGP that year, gave an interview to ‘MOW’ a few months ago where he recalled what happened. Asked if at any time considering paying attention to fans, when on social networks They begged him to throw Jorge Lorenzo in Valencia‘Petrux’ ensures that “no, not even for a second. A driver who loves this sport would never do something like this. I totally agree that a driver with nothing at stake should not bother those with a lot at stake. This applies both in the case of overtaking and in the case of an intentional collision. Nobody wants to win that way.“.

In his argument, Petrucci argued that “In 2015, before Valencia, it seemed to me that they were jokingwhich is a way to de-dramatize. To me, they’re just memes on social media imagining that me, Andrea Iannone or someone else is going to topple Lorenzo in the last race. I don’t think anyone really likes it“.

“I would probably be king of the world if I did (series); praised everywhere. But, like I said, it never even occurred to me to do it. Even those who benefit from it will find it horrible, I have no doubt. And I repeat, There is no point in refereeing between two drivers.“after the now WorldSBK rider.