The VR46 Academy was previously aware of the admissions cycle, but now it is discovering the departure procedures. And not just a little: Nicolò Bulega and Dennis Foggia have thus followed in the footsteps of Lorenzo Baldassarri who will stand on their own feet from 2020. A thoughtful decision which is personal to them, according to their words. How can we get there when others would die to have a corner on Valentino Rossi's ranch? Lorenzo Baldassarri explains…
Lorenzo Baldassarri is one of three riders to be leaving the VR46 Riders Academy in 2020, the champion breeding structure dear to the quadra Valentino Rossi. The 22-year-old pilot gives the reasons for his choice: “ like everything, there is a beginning and an end » declared the Italian. “ It is the right time. We will work together until the end of the year, but our paths will separate. I should have extended the collaboration for another three years, and before such an important decision, I spoke to Valentino to ask him for advice: he told me that the objective of the Academy is to help the pilot to develop, and get where they normally wouldn't be able to do it alone. At this point, it is important that I follow my needs. Only mine. I understood that I needed something else to take the step that I was missing, that I had to be myself and not one among others said Balda in a recent interview with Motosprint.
« Since the beginning of the year, I've been thinking about it and we've been talking about it, but I already had this idea. This worried me more because I didn't want to leave the Academy. I felt part of a group and I had my idol by my side. It also had a definite impact on my approach to racing, it made me a little nervous which didn't help » admitted the Italian, who had started his current Moto2 season so well, with three victories in the first four Grand Prix. After eleven races, however, he is already 66 points behind the world championship leader, Alex Marquez, finishing fifth overall.
What is the next step for Baldassarri, who renewed his contract with the Flexbox HP 40 team from Sito Pons for another year? “ If you open a new chapter in this profession, it's like you keep running into your ex-girlfriend. It is clear that I want to maintain this good relationship, even within the ranch, as does Mattia Pasini, who is not part of the academy » declared the Kalex pilot, who will have Simone Battistella as a manager. The latter already takes care ofAndrea Dovizioso andAlvaro Bautista. It will be recalled that the school of Valentino Rossi still released the last two Moto2 World Champions who are Morbidely et bagnaia...
