Casually, Franco Morbidelli ended eight years of famine in Italy in 2017. This country was in fact weaned from the world title in the motorcycle Grand Prix since the last crown acquired in 2009 by Valentino Rossi in the premier category. A bad series ended with this consecration in Moto2 which opened the doors to MotoGP for 2018. What's more, he comes from the Doctor's academy, the one who is also half Brazilian appears to be the successor to the man from Tavullia. A status to which the Marc VDS driver does not really adhere…
It must be said that this is the type of situation that puts pressure on you and Morbidely will already have enough going into a first campaign in MotoGP… Where he will first have to emerge as the best beginner. For the rest, the Italian kicks in: “ When Rossi retires, and that will happen sooner or later, it will be up to all Italian drivers to take over. Only one of us will not be able to do it because he alone will never be able to cover all of Vale's work ».
Enough to evacuate the question, but the one who won eight victories and signed six pole positions in 2017 specifies on Tutomotoriweb that he will never be far from his illustrious compatriot: “ It would be fantastic to one day be part of a Rossi team in MotoGP. But I think this hypothesis will take years before it can be realized. It’s a long-term hope.”. But not impossible they say...
