MotoGP | GP Austin Race: Rossi, “Certain riders in the Moto3 class are crazy, it's Russian roulette”

MotoGP GP Austin GP Americas Yamaha Petronas SRT 2021 – Valentino Rossi finished in the points at the Grand Prix of the Americas, the 15th stage of the 2021 MotoGP held in Austin.

The "Doctor", who started from the last row of the grid (20th time), ran an uphill first part of the race, then managed to move up the group, finishing 15th and taking home a point.

Here's what the Pesaro native said, who also spoke about the near-tragedy in the Moto3 class race (Click here to find out more).

The appointment with his fans is for October 24th, when he will race a MotoGP for the last time in Misano.

Statements Valentino Rossi GP Austin Race

“In the race I chose to start with a medium tire because I felt better in practice. I didn't have a great pace, but this choice allowed me to bring home at least a small point. It wasn't very fast, but I was consistent and this allowed me to recover some positions and do a decent race.”

Statements by Valentino Rossi on near-tragedy in the Moto3 GP Austin Race class

“Restarting the riders for a 5-lap sprint race was the wrong choice, it was very dangerous, a Russian roulette. They should have tried to move Salac first (he had fallen and they had given an initial red flag, ed.) and not stop the race. Restarting a race is always dangerous, then doing it for 5 laps with these drivers who are completely out of control in a normal race is even worse. The most serious thing is the behavior of these drivers on the track who are completely crazy, they teach them to be aggressive from an early age. Today there was a dramatic crash, everyone could potentially get hurt, Migno and also Acosta, who made a terrible flight. They are crazy, something needs to be done. You can't change line on a straight line, the situation is truly out of control. It was right to penalize him (Deniz Öncü) by making him miss two GPs, when a rider stays at home for two GPs the next time he doesn't do it again. If, however, they penalize you with two/three positions, or by making you miss minutes of practice, you do it again. Another thing to highlight is that the dangerous pilots are always the same, they know each other, the marshals should aim for this too. Now there are two games of disqualification, but if you do it again it becomes five."