On This Day: Rossi vs Stoner at Laguna Seca

12 years ago today, Valentino Rossi VR46 Official became the King of the Corkscrew! 👑

We can watch this legendary race forever 😍

#MotoGP

[robinkreeft]

Not gonna lie, this was the very first MotoGP race I saw and it was the best introduction you could ever imagine.

[MJmohammedjaved]

Rossi vs Biaggi - Welkom 2004
Rossi vs Gibernau - Jerez 2005
Rossi vs Capirossi - Sepang 2006
Rossi vs Pedrosa - Estoril 2007
Rossi vs Stoner - Laguna Seca 2008
Rossi vs Lorenzo - Catalunya 2009
Rossi vs Marquez - Assen 2015

[AryanDiablo]

I remember watching this live. Great race.

[adisyafiq]

The legendary race 'corkscrew' rossi and stoner, the most epic race ever.

[dachmad]

Pure talent vs pure entertainer = Best battle of all time🔥

[zxr-cade]

This battle was so iconic and it was so similar to Villanueve V Arnoux

[gnarlymarlzzz]

These guys are the best riders of the sport (in my opinion)

[yahyajammeh]

Stoner in practice absolutely blitzed the time sheet. His bike so fast. Rossi set his slower bike up for the race. Incredible race. The gap to the rest of the field shows just how extraordinary they both were. Ultimately Rossi showed him that a slower bike could beat the Ducati in a race. Rossi got to live rent free in stoners head after that race

[cuannell]

I miss the old design of these bikes, but the new designs are beautiful!

[herdyantrikuncoro]

I remember watching this race 3AM in the morning

[achmadrizkifikri]

Jaman skrng udh ga ada lagi yg battle kaya mereka berdua, serasa sirkuit milik berdua.

Ngerebutin posisi 1, dengan gap yg jauh sama posisi 3 dst

[justjohn]

One of the most iconic moments in MotoGP history if not THE

[hnswr]

Rossi overtake Stoner at corkscrew

15 years old Marquez : interesting

[malik_marzuki]

Kangen masa" MotoGP 2004 sampai 2010

[SennaRossiFan]

Rossi knew he hadn't the speed to stay with Stoner. His only chance was to follow Stoner, start battles with him and beat him in these battles. That's why he always fought back when Stoner took the lead. Otherwise Stoner would have disappeared into the sunset.
What a brilliant race

[rizqauldy]

people don't realize how hard it is to overtake at the corkscrew 😩

[ulhas]

These battles were at another level....wow

[otracing]

To this day, i still cannot see why Stoner was so pissed at Rossi. No contact, hard fair passes from both.

[DevInvest]

Stoner was the only one with the guts to ride that Ducati to its limits-
Nobody else could come close to riding those iterations of the MotoGP Ducati
Gorgeous riding style as well.
Those Rossi / Stoner battles are epic

[aprylianmaulana]

Massive power engine from Ducati + Stoner VS Smooth and balance engine from Yamaha + Rossi. 2007 - 2010 was the most great era of MotoGP. Every bikes has their own specializing back then and the electronic "things" has not much intimidated the race. That was a pure talent, pure riding skills