Stoner bites back at Rossi's criticism

“I don’t care about his opinion. At the moment he is getting his arse kicked by his team-mate.”

A WAR OF words broke out between Valentino Rossi and former MotoGP champion Casey Stoner at last weekend's Misano MotoGP, after Rossi criticised Stoner's lack of effort during practice.

The bickering started when Rossi commented that Stoner did not work hard enough during practice and the results affected the Australian's race pace come the main event.

In true Aussie straight-talking style, Stoner responded, saying: “I don’t care about his opinion. At the moment he is getting his arse kicked by his team-mate.”

Thankfully, the difference of opinion wasn't displayed in a face-to-face stand-off.