Supporters mostly speak from the heart. “He is good with the public”, “The fun he had in it radiated to the people in the stands” and the most special argument: “Rossi is Rossi.”
De Vries concludes on the issue: “He is an Italian and that makes him much more colorful than ‘down-to-earth northerners’. I think Marc Márquez is at least such a good driver, but he is nowhere near Rossi’s charisma. remarkable what he has brought.”
Francesco Bagnaia may be the favorite on Sunday afternoon, but he will not match the legend of compatriot Rossi. “This color and the number 46 will stay on my shoulders. Sure. Until I die,” one supporter swears.