Max Biaggi is one of the references in the sport, having, for example, four titles in the former 125cc and two in the Superbike World Championship. Now, at 41 years old, he continues to closely follow the news of MotoGP.
‘Technology has played an incredible role in the sport and it is important for European manufacturers to take advantage of it. The Japanese have fallen behind and now they are paying for it and I believe it will take some time for them to recover the title. In that sense, their culture does not help,’ he reported in an interview with a French media outlet, quoted by Motosan.
Biaggi reveals that Aprilia may have a say in the near future regarding the fight for the title: ‘I have been an ambassador for Aprilia for a few years, but I don’t have any sporting role. I have known the people for a long time, I talk to them about the problems, obviously, but in an informal way. We have always been among the first, so I am not surprised that now we are capable of winning the MotoGP World Championship.’
In the words of the Italian, there is a lack of more fighting spirit among the riders. ‘I don’t think guys like Stoner, Rossi or even Lorenzo would have reacted that way,’ he recalled, referring to the incident between Aleix and Viñales in Montmeló.
‘We are talking about champions, riders who have won for years. People were delighted with how they rode, how they fought and how they behaved,’ he concluded.
