Editing Valentino Rossi (section)

====Marc Márquez====
[[File:Marc Márquez and Valentino Rossi 2018 Losail.jpg|thumb|right|Rossi and Márquez shaking each other's hand at parc fermé after finishing in second and third place respectively at the 2018 Qatar Grand Prix, one race before their controversial clash in Argentina]]
In the latter years of his MotoGP career, Rossi has been involved in an often heated rivalry with Spanish rider Marc Márquez. Márquez moved up to the MotoGP category in 2013 and initially the two had a good relationship, with Márquez stating that Rossi had been his childhood idol and that it was a pleasure to battle with him.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/27/marc-marquez-valentino-rossi-motogp |title=Marc Márquez: Valentino Rossi was my hero, now it's a pleasure to fight with him|first=Donald|last=McRae|date=27 April 2015|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Their respect for each other took a turn during the 2015 season, starting with a late race collision whilst battling for the lead at the third round in Argentina. Márquez started from pole and created a gap at the opening stages of the race, but Rossi closed him down and a battle commenced. At turn 5, Márquez made contact with Rossi, which resulted in Márquez's bike hitting Rossi's rear tyre, causing him to fall. Márquez could not rejoin, and as a result, Rossi took his second win of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crash.net/motogp/race-report/217930/1/rossi-rules-as-marquez-crashes-on-penultimate-lap |title=Rossi rules as Marquez crashes on penultimate lap|date=19 April 2015|website=Crash}}</ref> Both riders shrugged it off as a racing incident.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2015/04/24/marquez-i-have-a-lot-of-lessons-to-learn/174494 |title=Marquez: "I have a lot of lessons to learn"|website=motogp.com}}</ref> A similar incident occurred at Assen several months later; Márquez lunged up the inside of Rossi at the final chicane on the final lap, Rossi picked the bike up and rode through the gravel, rejoined the track and won the race. Post-race Márquez seemed fairly unbothered by the incident, although his team did appeal the result.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/220532/1/motogp-race-director-talks-rossi-marquez-incident |title=MotoGP Race Director talks Rossi, Marquez incident|date=28 June 2015|website=Crash}}</ref>

Their relationship broke down completely after the penultimate round in Malaysia. Having had a poor season and being out of championship contention, Márquez won at Phillip Island whilst points leader Rossi was only fourth. A week later during the pre-event press conference in Malaysia, Rossi accused Marc of deliberately battling aggressively with him in Australia to cost him time and give an advantage to Rossi's teammate and championship rival Jorge Lorenzo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2015/10/25/rossi-marquez-would-prefer-lorenzo-to-win/187955 |title=Rossi: "Marquez would prefer Lorenzo to win" |website=motogp.com}}</ref> Tempers reached boiling point in the race, where Márquez ran wide early on, allowing Lorenzo through for second and then had a heated battle with Rossi which lasted for several laps. Coming into turn 14, Rossi ran Márquez to the outside of the corner and they collided at the edge of the track, knocking Márquez out of the race whilst Rossi carried on to finish third.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/224593/1/pedrosa-sepang-drama-bad-for-all-of-us |title=Pedrosa: Sepang drama bad for all of us|date=25 October 2015|website=Crash}}</ref> Post-race, Rossi was penalised by three championship points and by starting from the back of the grid for the championship decider in Valencia.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/05/valentino-rossi-motogp-valencia-marc-marquez |title=Valentino Rossi must start last in MotoGP title decider in Valencia|agency=Reuters|date=5 November 2015|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> In that race, Rossi rode from the back to fourth, but Lorenzo took victory with Márquez second to claim the title by 5 points. Márquez was accused by fans to have deliberately defended Lorenzo for the whole race against his own teammate Dani Pedrosa<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/motogp/news/121708/rossi-marquez-embarrassed-motogp |title=Rossi: Marquez embarrassed MotoGP by helping Lorenzo win|website=Autosport.com|date=8 November 2015 }}</ref> and Rossi called this championship a "Spanish stitch-up".<ref name="auto2"/>

Their relationship remained frosty for the beginning of 2016, but the feud came to an end when they shook hands after battling each other in Barcelona to remember Luis Salom, who died after crashing at high speed on the Catalan circuit. However, tempers would again flare two years later, once more in Argentina. Márquez was given a ride-through penalty after he stalled on the grid and retook his original starting position. Whilst riding back through the field in the late stages, he caught Rossi who was running in fifth place. He attempted to overtake into the final corner, but hit a damp patch and collided with Rossi, pushing him off the track and causing him to fall. Márquez crossed the line in fifth but was penalised a further 30 seconds for the incident. After the race, Marquez walked to Rossi's garage to apologise, but Rossi refused to receive him. Instead, one of Rossi's team <!-- Alessio Salucci, known as Uccio -->asked Marquez to leave.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/en/more-sports/2018/04/08/5aca825e22601d99708b465c.html |title=Argentina MotoGP 2018: Marquez wanted to apologise to Rossi and he wasn´t allowed|date=8 April 2018|website=MARCA in English}}</ref> Later, Rossi stated that Márquez "destroyed our sport" with his aggressive riding.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/rossi-marquez-dangerous-destroyed-our-sport-1023907/1400731/ |title=Enraged Rossi claims Marquez has "destroyed our sport"|website=motorsport.com|date=8 April 2018 }}</ref> He also said, "Marquez needs to get away from me and not look me in the face anymore".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/en/more-sports/2018/04/08/5aca874e22601d35078b4672.html |title=Argentina MotoGP 2018: Rossi: Marquez needs to get away from me and not look me in the face again|date=8 April 2018|website=MARCA in English}}</ref>

After Argentina, the relationship between the two remained quite poor. At the 2018 San Marino race, Rossi refused to shake Márquez's hand and claimed, "We don't need to shake the hand. We don't have any problem." However, one year later at the 2019 Argentine GP, Rossi and Márquez once more shook each other's hands just before the podium ceremony, indicating that tensions between the riders have eased once more.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/917400/1/right-moment-rossi-marquez-handshake |title='Right moment' for Rossi, Marquez handshake|date=12 April 2019|website=Crash}}</ref>