'Right moment' for Rossi, Marquez handshake
Seven months after Valentino Rossi declined Marc Marquez's offer of a handshake at Misano, the multiple MotoGP champions exchanged congratulations just before the podium ceremony in Argentina.
"It was a moment, you know?" explained Marquez, when asked about the handshake on the eve of this weekend's Austin round.
"When you give a kiss to the girl, same, in the moment!" he joked. "It was there, the moment, and we were alone! And we shake hands before the podium.
"It was a nice race. I never had a problem, so it's no problem to have a respectful relationship."
Seven months after Valentino Rossi declined Marc Marquez's offer of a handshake at Misano, the multiple MotoGP champions exchanged congratulations just before the podium ceremony in Argentina.
"It was a moment, you know?" explained Marquez, when asked about the handshake on the eve of this weekend's Austin round.
"When you give a kiss to the girl, same, in the moment!" he joked. "It was there, the moment, and we were alone! And we shake hands before the podium.
"It was a nice race. I never had a problem, so it's no problem to have a respectful relationship."
RESPECT @marcmarquez93 and @ValeYellow46 shake hands after the #ArgentinaGP race pic.twitter.com/QvRAcFqfHL
— MotoGP™ (@MotoGP) March 31, 2019
"Yeah, it was the right moment," added Rossi, whose roller-coaster relationship with Marquez plummeted a year earlier after contact from the Spaniard at Termas de Rio Hondo. "I make my congratulations because he did a very fast weekend, very fast race. So I think it's normal."
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
