Borut Megla
After the last extension of the contract with Yamah factory teamIt has not been clear for a long time whether it will Valentino Rossi continued his career in MotoGP even after the end of the 2020 season, it was also officially known at the end of September that he would "The Doctor" in season 2021 vehicles for the team Petronas-Yamaha. He will also have the latest specification available in the new team Yamaha M1.
Rossi 's teammate at Petronas je Franco Morbidelli. The Italian is very well known as he is Morbidely once walked "to school" right to Rossi. The XNUMX-year-old is one of the students Rossi Academy VR46. “I’m looking forward to driving with Franco. After all, he is our protégé, ” he said Red and thus responded to the unusual circumstances in his new team. Sam admits he never imagined he would ever play on the same team with to his students.
"If Franc or I had been told five years ago that we would one day be a teammate in MotoGP, neither of us would have believed it," admits Red and explains why: "It simply came to our notice then. Also because I could have already finished my career. ”
Instead evergreen Italian in just under two months, he is making his 26th season in the World Motorcycle Championship and his 22nd season in the Royal MotoGP class. Rossi's contract with Petronas-Yamaha currently valid until the end of 2021, while Morbidely signed a contract by the end of 2022. However, Rossi has a chance extended for an additional year, provided that its results are at an appropriate level.
As far as the results are concerned, Red he refuses to predict the future. Regarding the atmosphere in the team, he announces: "I am convinced that Franco and I will work well together and make sure that we are as successful as possible." He has in the new season Red the opportunity to reach another milestone as it has so far 199 times stood on the steps.
