MotoGP | Misano GP Race: Valentino Rossi, “We believed in Morbidelli” [VIDEO]

MotoGP Gp Misano Yamaha MotoGP Race – Franco Morbidelli achieved his first MotoGP success yesterday at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.

A race worth remembering for the Italian-Brazilian, led from the first to the last lap. Morbidelli, who like Francesco Bagnaia (yesterday second and first podium in Top Class, ed.) is part of the VR46 Riders Academy, will remember this success for a long time, which also came thanks to the help of Valentino Rossi, who believed in him when the “Morbido's” career was heading towards Superbike.

Valentino Rossi statements on success and career Franco Morbidelli GP Misano Race

“The credit is all his because he was very good, we believed in him and we took him (into the VR46 Riders Academy, ed.) who was already 'chopped' and directed towards Superbike. He hoped at most to get to Superbike, but I have to say that "Uccio" (Salucci, always alongside Rossi and head of the Academy, ed.) believed in it a lot. We made some efforts, both with Team Gresini and with Team Italtrans, Uccio went to talk about Morbidelli and no one knew him, then he did the wild-card in Motegi with Gresini and then he went to Italtrans. We did well, he has to pay us at least one pizza (laughs, ed.).”