Valentino Rossi says his "terrifying" MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix near-miss could have been a "disaster", and believes rider aggression cannot be "exaggerated". Rossi was extremely lucky to have not been collected by Franco Morbidelli's flying Petronas SRT Yamaha on lap nine of the Red Bull Ring race, after contact with Johann Zarco at Turn 2 sent both down in a frightening accident. Zarco's Avintia Ducati was vaulted over the track at Turn 3 when it hit the air fence, while Morbidelli's bike just slotted between Rossi and Maverick Vinales' machines. Rossi and Vinales took the restart, with the former putting the incident to the back of his mind and finishing...
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