Rossi takes another aim at Marquez over bitter 2015 MotoGP feud

MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has once again pointed the finger at Marc Marquez over a bitter feud that he believes cost him an eighth championship in the premier class.

Rossi missed out on winning the 2015 riders’ title by just five points to Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo during a season in which he often clashed with Marc Marquez both on and off the track.

The Italian accused the then-Honda rider of conspiring against him to aid Lorenzo’s bid for the title, and their relationship has never recovered since then.

Recalling his illustrious racing career on two-wheels in the MigBagol podcast hosted by VR46 Academy coach and former Moto3 rider Andrea Migno, the 45-year-old indicated that he still had unhealed wounds from one of the most controversial seasons in world championship history.

The two riders came to blows as early as the third round of the year, with Marquez retiring from the Argentine GP after hitting the M1 of Rossi, who went on to win the race.

“It’s the worst thing that has ever happened to me on a sporting level,” he said.

“The dispute with Marquez had started in Argentina. He had chosen the medium rear tyre, I had chosen the hard tyre. He got away, but I recovered and caught up with him.