Fiat Yamaha's Valentino Rossi has said his win today was one of the most important of his career and is second only to the great battle at the Laguna Seca MotoGP round last year.
Rossi stole a breath-taking victory from team-mate Jorge Lorenzo going into the last corner on what was probably the finest last lap of a MotoGP race in memory. He crossed the line less than a tenth of a second in the lead.
“As we say in Italy, 'Mamma Mia!' I think I can honestly say that this was one of the best and hardest wins of my career. Maybe Laguna last year was more important but this was a great, great victory because it went to the very last corner and it’s a long time since that has happened," said The Doctor.
"I have dreamed about that move for the last two weeks and today it worked and I am so happy to have this 99th win. We did a perfect job all weekend and my M1 and Bridgestone tyres were brilliant, but we knew that Lorenzo was in the same situation and for sure he was very strong today.
"I had to be very brave and take it right to the limit in order to beat him. This victory today is more important than the 25 points and anyway now we all have the same, what a championship this is!"
