Robin

September 25, 2014 via as.com (translated from Spanish)

Tell us how your visit to Rossi's ranch in Tavullia went.

We were out on the track all day and it was fun. I was really impressed by the setup there. It's incredible. They have a small farmhouse for changing and storing the bikes. It was fun and I set the fastest time. We did a different kind of race, the American style, which Valentino won, and in the third round I crashed after touching Pasini. Since the last two in each heat didn't advance to the next round, I didn't qualify for the final, but I did get the Superpole. I took the Superpole and set the track record, but on dirt tracks things change a lot from day to day and they lowered the records too. They might have even taken it from me these past few days.

Who is better on the ground between the two?

It was his home track and he clearly knew the track very well, but dirt track and flat track have always come easily to me. I've been doing it since I was little.

Will there be a rematch later on, and will this become a classic visit?

I'd like to go more often, but mostly because I had such a great time thanks to Valentino's hospitality. He even helped me prepare the bike, fine-tuning the suspension, and then Honda Italy lent me a bike. Afterwards, we all had dinner together at the end of the day, and I couldn't sleep that night because of how the day had gone.

Now he owes you a visit, doesn't he?

(Smiles). Well, I don't have what he has.

But you have the Palau Sant Jordi [sporting arena], where he'll be doing another dirt track show in December…

Well, yes, but it's not the same. The Ranch is a different atmosphere, very relaxed; we ate lunch and dinner together and it was hilarious.

And on your Rufea circuit?

Marc, I hope that in the future you can compete alongside your brother in MotoGP. On the track, will you treat him like your brother or just another rival? First, he has to earn his place, and there's still a long way to go. He needs to gain experience and be competitive. He's improving every day, and I hope and wish him all the best in Moto2. But for me, it would be a dream to see him in MotoGP. I haven't thought about what would happen on the track, but it would be something unique. I can't quite explain that feeling yet because I haven't experienced it.

Is it true that you know your brother so, so well? If so, I'd like to ask you a couple of questions to find out… T-shirt size and shoe size? It would be fun if you answered! Of course, how could I not know! Sometimes I find pairs of shoes around the house that, just by the number, I know aren't mine… haha! His shoe size is 43, and his T-shirt size is M.

My question is about your brother: Is there a special significance to the number he's wearing this year in his new category—73? Is there a story behind that number? Yes, it has a meaning. Alex couldn't take 12 or 23 because they're already taken in Moto2, so he had to choose a third option, and he picked 73 because it's a number he really likes, and it's also the result of subtracting his birth year (96) from his birth date (April 23rd). 96-23 = 73!

press interactions of affiliated rosquez parties in a post reunion world ranked on who hates it the least to who hates it the most:

tardozzi. poppin bottles big style. big ass smile to camera. planning joint marketing opportunities. if i were him you wouldnt be able to tell me SHIT

vale. not in the paddock so he can avoid it almost entirely if he wishes. gets asked about it by sky italia 3 months after it happens and segues immediately and effortlessly into talking about bez's chances at this track. flawless dismount

luca. cannot be bothered will not be bothered. he's like why do any of you care. anyways the crank shaft,

franky. says valentino rossi is the greatest sportsman of all time and he is glad that they have buried the hatchet. subtext that he will also not forget the previous 10 years but it is mild

bez. gets that consternated crease between his eyebrows like he is genuinely a lil confused or angry and then says that has nothing to do with me. marc and i have a good relationship. goes silent. 30 second bit about it on the paddock pass podcast later that day

marc. WILL stick his foot in his mouth and overexplain it in a way that will haunt him for 10 years before he comes up with a rote PR answer to parrot every time he talks about it from then on

alex. repeats marc's answer, is more mad about it

2023

JL: Germany was my fault, completely my fault, but what wasn't right about it was Dani's attitude afterwards - the indifference he showed towards me. That was where he first tried to show the public that he was ignoring me.

Jorge stops in his tracks. He knows this is an important subject, so he thinks his words through carefully before continuing.

JL: Pedrosa knew perfectly well that it was me who had knocked into him and that it was me that crashed, but after the race he said something like: 'Well I don't know what happened. I just heard a noise behind me, somebody hit me, my exhaust broke and I almost crashed. It was a complete lack of respect and I didn't like it. That was the only thing I criticised him for! Fair enough, at the time I didn't acknowledge that I was to blame. I did that later, after I'd seen the video, but everybody is guilty of being proud, especially when you're young. I was 17 years old and the way Pedrosa treated me wasn't right - neither was the role of the victim that he played at the time.