Max Biaggi is one of the references in the sport, he who has in his curriculum, for example, four titles in the former 125cc and two in the Superbikes 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 them some time to recover the title. In that sense, their culture doesn’t help,’ he said 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 title fight: ‘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 top, so I am not surprised that now we are capable of winning the MotoGP world championship,’ he said.
In the words of the Italian, there is a lack of a little more determination 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 the way they rode, the way they fought and the way they behaved,’ he concluded.
