#deep deep regret that valentino never had a popular enough rival to make this a more regular occurrence

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Jerez 2005 | Misano 2019: Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez celebrate victory on enemy soil amid booing from the spectators

#rosquez #// #4693 #sg15 #2005 jerez #2019 misano #not enough discussion of them being the same age here imo. both 26 years old both assholes both leaning tf into it #'but here we are. the italian national anthem as we've heard so many times' narrator: we did not hear the italian national anthem this time #deep deep regret that valentino never had a popular enough rival to make this a more regular occurrence #he immediately goes full ham with it. all the greatest 'you're being booed' hits while still on the bike. from the finger to the sky #to the clapping to the hand on hip to the wave. sarcastic thumbs up. just keeps going. i'm sorry but this man was born to be booed. come on #the fourth wall break i think about u often... #it's when they're walking to the podium and sete's clutching at his arm so vale's taking the piss. so were the commentators lmao #and i'm obvs very fond of marc's frenetic finger pointing. buddy fully lost his mind for a moment there #i can't make gifsets but if anyone else can :) all i have to offer is atrocious quality screenshots. i do quite like the last two though