Until retiring from MotoGP at the end of 2021, Valentino Rossi achieved numerous successes and accomplishments, earning him the unquestionable status of one of the greatest riders in history.
Nevertheless, Toni Elías believes that his former rival may be surpassed by… Marc Márquez. That’s what the 40-year-old Spaniard stated to the Motosan.es website when asked about the most special win of his career:
– I believe the best of all was the one I fought with Valentino, managing to beat him in Portugal. It was a race in which I not only managed to beat him but also overtook each other several times and fought fiercely. Not just to win in MotoGP, but also to win against Valentino Rossi, who today is, as they call him in English, «the God», the best of all. But I think Márquez will surpass him.