World motorcycling superstar Valentino Rossi said a rival’s stray bike, travelling at around 300 km/h (187mph), almost “killed me” in a horrifying near-miss at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.

The 41-year-old Italian, a nine-time world champion, was left badly shaken after Franco Morbidelli’s Yamaha flew across the track just centimetres in front of him.

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