Collecting a few points was Valentino Rossi’s goal in the final of the MotoGP 2020 season in Portimao. After twenty-five laps, the Yamaha racer scored four points in his last race for the factory team.
An Italian who started with 17. places, crossed the finish line in twelfth place directly behind his teammate Maverick Vinales. To the home winner Miguel Oliveire he ran out of 19 seconds, but still relativized his lag a bit after the race: "It was a very close race because if we subtract Oliveiro and his two direct followers, we were all close together from fourth place onwards."
“The rhythm was very similar. There were a lot of matches and I really enjoyed the race, ” summed up the race in Portimao Rossi. "It was a concrete challenge from start to finish."
Who is Yamaha driver returned to boxing, followed by an outburst of emotion. Rossi said goodbye to some members of his crew, as he will join the satellite team in 2021 in a factory color in XNUMX Petronas. When asked what he will miss the most, his answer was clear.
“People! I don’t think the technical requirements will change too much. I spent fifteen years of my career here and made a lot of friends in the team and had a lot of good relations, ” says the 41-year-old.
He will miss it most in this regard “Human side”: “Today was a very emotional moment for everyone when I returned to the garage. Especially because the chapter closes not only with the team, but also with some very important people. It was an honor to share this moment with all of you. ”
It will be next year Rossi among other things, he had to cope without his long-standing mechanics Alexa Briggs in Brent Stephens. He will take the crew chief with him David Munosis, coach Idalia Gaviro and data engineer Matteo Flamigni.
