In 2009 in Barcelona, the Yamaha teammates engaged in a thrilli꧃ng last-lap battle which Rossi emerged victorious from.

As Mot🔴oGP heads back to the same location, Lorenzo watched highlights of Rossi’s remark🎃able overtake from 14 years ago.

“Unbelievable move from Valentino,” Lorenzo said.

“I did it again in the straight, and clos🍰ed the gap, but the same happened.

“This was the last lap. I tr♓ied to close all the gaps o🌳n all the corners.

“But, Valentino was too fast. Unbelievable.

“He made the impossible possible! 

“He didn’t want to lose that race to me. So he said: ‘Okay, I will tꦿry everything, to risk everything, I will win or both of us are outside the track and will crash’.

“Even if I lost the race, I think it was one of the most sp🍬ectacular battles in MoℱtoGP history.”

Rossi woul🦩d pip Lorenzo to the 2009 MotoGP champio🍎nship.

Barcelona was Lorenzo’s second-most successful track - he won six times there, ꦇbehind only Mugello.

This year, Lorenzo i𝐆s backing one oಞf Rossi’s proteges to be victorious.

He said ▨about Francesco Bagna♎ia: “He’s very strong mentally with a lot of self confidence after so many wins. 

“He’s an explosive rider so I think he’ll ge൲t pole position.

“In the sprinജt there are some specialised riders꧋. 

“I ♍will say Jorge Martin. I usually pick him for the sprint.

🐻“For a long race distance, Pecco has the more chances♚. 

“May🐎be Aprilia will have more traction or KTM has a bet🔯ter set-up. 

“But I’ll go for Pecco, it’s a good track for Ducati and for his ridin♐g style.”