Valentino Rossi is taking advantage of his winter vacation which will last until February next year. It was only during this period that he found his Yamaha M1. A reunion which will take place at Sepang, with, he hopes, solutions to manage this premature wear of the rear tire compared to the competition. In the meantime, he won a race on his ranch against his academics in pairs with a Morbidely who will ride a Yamaha like him. He commented on his young compatriot's debut on Iwata's machine. But not only…
Franco Morbidelli surprised for his debut on the Yamaha M1 within a Petronas team which has become a new satellite structure of the tuning fork brand. So much so that the 2 Moto2017 World Champion gave the Doctor a hard time. The latter comments on these performances: “ Morbidelli, I have known him for a long time. He's been giving me a hard time for two years now. Sometimes I care, other times not, but here... The debut with Yamaha was impressive, he immediately proved to be very strong ».
Public chat Moto.it, he then specifies, thus confirming that he follows it closely… “ He had my M1 from the Valencia Grand Prix and therefore the 2018 engine. He really liked the Yamaha. It's a generous motorcycle that gives honest feedback to the rider. She is a friend of pilots. But he also says that it also lacks rear grip on worn rubber. ". He then returns to his case: “ These issues we have are still there with the new engine. If we want to be truly successful, we still need to improve. This is my assessment ».
Its last evaluation will be Jorge Lorenzo who he saw discovering the Honda both in Valencia and Jerez: “ Lorenzo is ready. In Jerez, he was already in front. In Valencia it was harder, but that's normal with a new bike. In Jerez it was already much better. It's still missing a little something. But in Sepang, he will be in front ».
