Rossi, who finished fifth, said he had spoken with Zarco who explained that he did not brake on purpose to catch Morbidelli off guard.
Legendary Yamaha racer Valentino Rossi had a near-death experience during the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.
The race saw an early red flag after Franco Morbidelli's Yamaha ran into Avintia Ducati of Johann Zarco, who's cartwheeling bikes nearly crushed Rossi at turn three of the Red Bull Ring.
The two bikes missed the 41-year-old and team mate Maverick Vinales by inches as they slowed down to negotiate the turn and Rossi looked visibly shaken when he returned to the garage before the race's restart.
"It was so scary, it was terrifying," Rossi, a seven-times premier class champion, said. "For me, now everybody is very aggressive but also from the small classes.
"I think it is good to be aggressive because everybody tries to do the maximum, but for me we don't have to exaggerate, because we need to remember that this sport is very dangerous.
"You need to respect the other riders that are on track with you. We can't forget this sport is very dangerous, especially in a track where you have long straights and you're always going 300km/hr."
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Rossi, who finished fifth, said he had spoken with Zarco who explained that he did not brake on purpose to catch Morbidelli off guard.
"He went very wide in braking and he slammed the door in the face of Franco," Rossi added. "With this bike when you ride 300km/hr, you have the slipstream, so Franco didn't have any chance to brake.
"I was with Maverick when we entered turn three and I felt something coming towards me. I thought it was the shadow of the helicopter because sometimes it crosses the race track.
"But then Franco's bike passed me at an incredible speed and also the bike of Zarco jumped over Maverick. We were very lucky, but we hope this type of incident is a lesson for riders to improve their behaviour in the future."
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