“In Valentino Rossi we were very friends with the kids and we went until I got to the motogp. She slept in my house or me with her”

Marco Melandri has competed for 15 seasons at the MotoGP World Cup, nine of them at MotOGP. Throughout that time, Ravenna was revealed 250cc World Champion in 2002 and conquered the runner -up of the queen category in 2005. For eight campaigns He also joined the Worldsbkwhere in 2011 he closed the course in the second position of general classification.

Recently, Melandri He was given an interview with ‘Moto.it’, during the conversation, the Italian studying various issues and one of them Communication with Valentino Rossi: “In fact, We have no relationship. It is aware that we can hardly see each other. To almost all I had a good relationship again, though In Max Biaggi we write to ourselves occasionally, with Loris Capirossi I always had a great relationship. Included Valentino Rossi We were very friendly friends and we went until I got to MotoGP. Let’s say that By the strength of events, our paths separateBecause when the goal is the same and you are in the same place, this is quite normal. “

Italians, in his explanation, adds that “then, for some reason, we never had a relationship again. So I followed my path and he was with him. If we came to see each other, I have no problem or resentment to anyone, because I understand that the past is past and the future is future. I have always tried to separate things between private life and sport. The fact that we are friends is because it may be difficult to separate things, but over time it will be healed. “

Childhood link

Marco Melandri was born in 1982 and Il Dottore In 1979 Many times we went to the career together, he went with me. Sometimes, when I had a fever, my dad left Ravena to pick Valentino to Catolica and took him to the rolling for Forlì, then returned him home, I didn’t go. Other times, She slept in my house, or for her 14th birthday we were at homeSometimes I stayed with him. When he started to shoot with Cagiva, I would see him. We are always very close, we have many passions that are common. The first time we had filmed in the quarry, we would go together to try, to understand how to make a flat track, how it would work. Then he saw that I was enthusiastic about music, and he started to be interested a little too, or in Isola in 1998 I said: ‘Now I want to dye my hair with the colors of Italy’ flag ‘, and he and Uccio did the same. We are in the same line. “

“When I got to MotOGP, when he was going to Yamaha, where he eventually conquered my site, this was a particular situation, because I have run the risk of staying without a motorcycle. I thought about me: ‘I understand interests and all that, but I understand that I need to look for life.’ If we were really friends … since then many things have begun to happen. When you start fighting him, there is his strength of the media that invades everythingAnd maybe at that time I wasn’t strong enough to endure it, “Melandri concluded.