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“I don’t hink he can race with us at Brno – he confirms – It’s not a decision that has been taken lightly and I don’t think we can change our decision. We hope to succeed where others had failed: we wanted to help Romano show his full potential and become a professional. It didn’t go to plan”.

The final straw appears to have been a heated argument with Uccio Salucci. But Rossi will not reveal any of the details.

“Sometimes Romano will flip out, the problem is that it keeps happening every 3 or 4 races. It’s like starting over each time, nothing ever changes”, he concludes.

“Pecco and Franco will certainly not let Vale get in their way, given that each will follow their own path,” stated Salucci. “We’ll obviously ask him(문맥상 them인것 같기도 하고…?) to be respectful on the track, perhaps avoiding risky or useless moves. When we founded the Academy, we were expecting this situation to arise. Yet, at the same time, it’s useful, since this means that we have worked well and have grown.”

The spotlight will be on Marini.

“Luca was born under pressure, since he is Valentino’s brother. But he has always had the ability to deal with it in the best way possible, and I think this is evident.”

Speaking of Marquez, his four-year contract with Honda also surprised Vittoriano. “Two years are already a lot. It basically means that he wants to end his career there,” he said.

Of course, every team would have wanted to secure him. But then there are also those who say that Honda became his slave, especially since they’re only competitive with him. Guareschi disagrees with this.

“Who cares who wins in the end? Even during those years when I was with Ducati, only Stoner won, but what’s important is winning,” is what Vittoriano believes. “If you then have to create a custom-made motorbike for a certain rider, the company has do it.”

Which opponents were the most impressive?

“Biaggi was the most fun as opponent, there was respect despite some disagreements on the track. I remember the years from ’99 to 2004 with pleasure: there were many fast Italians and with the Academy we take a bit of inspiration from that period. His strongest opponent? I would say Stoner: he was a crystalline talent difficult to decipher, capable of getting his time down by a second from Saturday to Sunday. It was not easy to beat him; in fact, he too beat us several times”.

Let’s come back to the present. Are there ever any disagreements between you and Valentino?

“There are some small clashes at times, but on the other hand, my role is also to tell him what I don’t think is good. They are normal things; however, there have been heated discussions but after ten minutes things have always settled down, especially on his part because I am more of a resentful type”.

However, a lot of people say that in some way you invented a job for yourself…

“Not really because before Valentino also others like Biaggi had a figure like me alongside them, but the image that I was the first to do such a thing has remained in time. Now all the riders have a friend at their side who supports and helps them, and hearing these guys called ‘so-and-so’s Uccio’ makes me smile “.

How do you view the fact that Baldassarri and Bulega left instead?

“The important thing is to leave on good terms and we still hear from each other a lot. I’ve liked Nicolò since he was a child and I was among the first to gamble on him, unfortunately he wasn’t as quick as we hoped but it can be like that: now I see him all stoked so I hope he can have a good season. Baldassarri wanted some things that we couldn’t give him, but as I said, the important thing is to leave on good terms “.