The riders Rossi faced were as good as Marquez faced but the bikes were a lot closer to each other when Marquez arrived. They all had the same tyres and soon after control ECU's, there were also limits on the number of engines where in Rossi's day it was anything goes giving factory teams a larger advantage.
Valentino Rossi is dirty rider when he sees that he's about to lose and pulls a dirty trick to win. Marc Marquez is a better rider than Rossi
The riders Rossi faced were as good as Marquez faced but the bikes were a lot closer to each other when Marquez arrived. They all had the same tyres and soon after control ECU's, there were also limits on the number of engines where in Rossi's day it was anything goes giving factory teams a larger advantage.