Pramac Ducati rider Danilo Petrucci has defended his actions in the season-closing Valencia MotoGP race, saying letting by Valentino Rossi did not help his compatriot “that much.” As punishment for the controversial clash with Marc Marquez during the preceding race at Sepang, Rossi was forced to start from the back of the grid for the Valencia title decider. The 36-year-old soon carved his way through the field up to fourth place – where he would ultimately finish, as teammate and bitter rival Jorge Lorenzo won the race and the championship. Petrucci in particular offered Rossi little resistance, running wide at Turn 2 at the start of the seventh lap to allow Rossi, as well as Bradley...
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