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Casey Stoner says he was left disappointed with the way former MotoGP rival Valentino Rossi conducted himself, both after their Jerez incident in 2011, and when the Italian joined Ducati to replace the Australian.
Stoner expressed his disappointment with Valentino Rossi during an interview with the Italian press, citing the incident in Jerez as one of the moments where he lost respect for Rossi. He was disappointed with Rossi’s apology, as he did it with his helmet on, which Stoner believed showed a lack of respect. Stoner also mentioned his disappointment when Rossi joined Ducati in 2011, as Rossi failed to achieve the same level of success as Stoner did with the team. Stoner was upset that Rossi and his engineer spoke negatively about him and his team, despite their own struggles with the Ducati. He took offense to their comments, as his team was able to compete for the title with a smaller budget.
