Grand Prix racing legend Valentino Rossi has revisited the most defining and controversial chapters of his illustrious career in his new autobiography, La Mia Storia. Within the pages of his latest book, the Italian icon candidly reflects on the fierce 2015 world championship showdown against Jorge Lorenzo and the bitter on-track feud involving Marc Marquez.
Despite more than a decade passing since the dramatic events at Sepang, the emotional scars and painful memories remain vividly intact for the nine-time world champion. During an appearance on RAI television program Che tempo che fa to promote his newly released book, Rossi firmly stated that his perspective on the infamous 2015 season has never shifted.
The book details the mounting tensions that began earlier that year following contentious encounters in Argentina and Assen, which ultimately culminated in a high-stakes title fight heading into the final rounds of the season. Rossi maintained that the atmosphere reached an unprecedented boiling point as the championship battle narrowed down to the wire.
The former Yamaha Factory Racing star expressed lingering frustration over the actions of his Spanish rival on the track during the closing stages of the campaign, arguing that the intent was solely focused on derailing his championship ambitions rather than competing for race victories.
"We all have our limits, but the 2015 story makes me even angrier because Marquez wasn't actually fighting for the championship. Lorenzo and I were fighting for it; he was only fighting to make me lose. And in the end, he succeeded," Rossi stated during the televised interview.
Reflecting further on the psychological toll of that era, the Italian admitted that the feelings associated with the dramatic finale in Valencia continue to linger, expressing subtle regret that so much public focus remains fixated on a lost title rather than his numerous championship triumphs.
"That is something that never goes away; it still hurts. More than 10 years have passed, but my feelings, my state of mind when I think about it, are still the same as they were on that night in Valencia. And that worries me a little," he concluded.
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