While racing legend Giacomo Agostini is tipping Jorge Lorenzo on winning the 2013 MotoGP title and believes that it will be difficult for Valentino Rossi to fight for the title due to his age, former MotoGP veteran rider Loris Capirossi is tipping Dani Pedrosa and thinks that his old friend/rival will be winning some races, instead six-times MX World champion Tony Cairoli is placing his chips on the former World champion.
In an interview with the Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian via JCJillCox@twitter.
com) Cairoli talked about his 2012 season, the upcoming season, David Phiilippaerts, his KTM, the Motocross of Nations where he raced with #46 and talking about the number the interview turned to his friend Valentino Rossi and his return to Yamaha.
The 27-year old said, “I hope that he finds a motorcycle more adapt to his riding style.
Knowing him I think that he can win the title.
Rossi is a friend of mine and has often invited me to his Moto Ranch, but unfortunately I’ve a lot of committments, but I’ll go one day.
” Actually MX champion has already been to Rossi’s ranch in Tavullia in 2011, teaching the MotoGP rider and several of his cronies the tricks of motocross riding, Cairoli also spent a few words on Max Biaggi: “He was great, and I say it with respect, at his age winning another world championship title.
I wish I could win a title at 41.
I don’t know what I would have done in his place, but a winner wants to retire as a winner.
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