Marko Hanželic
While it is Valentino Rossi due to positive test result on Covid-19 on Thursday, today in self-isolation in home Tavullia, his teammate Maverick Vinales he defends the colors himself Yamaha factory teams on the current Aragonese race weekend.
Pri Yamaha are for GP of Aragon, which on Sunday will already rule out the possibility of being there instead of the legendary Italian acted as a substitute driver. What's more, they are not currently planning a replacement for Rossi for the second weekend in Aragon (October 23-25). According to the latest information we’ve received, Yamaha doesn’t expect the seven-time world champion to be able to return before November.
The question remains who could replace Rossija, if the Italian will not be able to return in the next race? The answer is like in the palm of your hand, instead Rossija could jump in Yamaha test driver Jorge Lorenzo. "We now have ten days to talk about a replacement for Aragon 2, but we haven't talked to anyone seriously yet," is the team boss Massimo Meregalli told Sky Italia.
To a specific question about the performance Jorge Lorenzo is the team leader Yamaha replied: "I do not rule out Lorenzo. However, I think it is logical that after the tests in Portimao, he will need a little more time to return to the competitive level. ”
Mentioned a two-day test in Portugal on Wednesday and Thursday last week was for Lorenza only the third and fourth day of testing since he was hired as a test driver by a former employer in the winter. The driver Aprilia Aleix Espargaro, which is tested in Portimão reached the fastest time, was more than four seconds faster than Lorenza, who really performed with last year Yamaha, which can also be an additional aggravating circumstance for the Spaniard. Lorenzo namely, he hasn’t even sat on this year’s Yamaha motorcycle yet.
