With long-time teammate and nemesis in the Movistar Yamaha garage Jorge Lorenzo departed from Valentino Rossi’s side for the 2017 MotoGP season, the nine-time world champion may well have jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire with the arrival of Maverick Viñales into the team. But while the relationship with Lorenzo was often troubled, Rossi has been keen to play up just how well he’s been getting on so far with his new teammate – and his sentiments on the relationship between them have been echoed by the man that knows him best, close friend and advisor Uccio Salucci. But speaking to MCN at Monza, Rossi’s childhood friend says that while it may be more relaxed in the...
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