Rossi praises McGuinness's 'big balls' in Senior TT lap

MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi and Isle of Man TT legend John McGuinness, a pair of men with a healthy respect for each other’s achievements in the sport, have shared a joking exchange on Twitter after Rossi posted a link to McGuinness’ first lap of this year’s Senior TT and praised his ‘big balls.’

Rossi, a TT fan who made his only trip to the Island in 2009, jokingly shared set-up suggestions after McGuinness told him that the lap, which helped secure the Morecombe Missile his 23^rd TT win, could have been faster after a big moment on the exit of Ginger Hall.

The two reunited this year at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and the rumours suggest that the nine-time world champion is keen to find a break in his schedule to return to the TT soon.

You can watch McGuinness’ lap here.

“@ValeYellow46: John McGuinness-full first lap senior TT 2015-2 big balls https://t.co/hpwaCHli37”think I lost 3 tenth out of ginger hall

— John mcguinness (@jm130tt) January 5, 2016

@ValeYellow46 it’s a good place to break down, it’s a pub, the fans will always buy you a pint!

— John mcguinness (@jm130tt) January 5, 2016

“@ValeYellow46: @jm130tt this one John? https://t.co/AFf05c0JqW” that’s ginger hall pub bit of a slide on the exit! Lost 0.3

— John mcguinness (@jm130tt) January 5, 2016