This season of the so-called world after has buried the one before it all the more because it gave the spotlight to the new generation. Valentino Rossi, the oldest member of the MotoGP grid, could even be the father of some of them. And in particular the youngest member of the troupe, in this case Iker Lecuona, only 20 years old. The latter will already begin his second campaign next year, while the reigning World Champion is 23-year-old Joan Mir. More heads are coming in 2021, and the Doctor says what he thinks…
2020 was a special season in MotoGP from all points of view. From the original format imposed by a pandemic emerged new winners and a World Champion of the new wave. But while we are barely recovering from this reversal of the age pyramid, accentuated by the departures of those over thirty Dovizioso et Crutchlow, now the second wave is ready to fall.
Thus, in 2021, Jorge Martin, Enea Bastianini et Luca marini will take up residence in MotoGP. It's the top of the basket in the latest Moto2 contest, with even the World Champion and his runner-up united in the same Avintia Ducati team. Valentino Rossi, on this ascent, already warns that the newcomers will give no respite to established values: “ all the riders who have left Moto2 in recent years are very competitive ».
Rossi: “they can already be competitive in 2021”
Vale adds: “ the list is very long. They fought for the Moto2 world championship or for second or third place. And in MotoGP, they are fast from the first moment. Next year, with Marini and Bastianini, two other young people will join us. They have done fantastic things in Moto2 this season. They fought for the title until the last race ».
The two will team up on the Avintia team of Raul Romero et Reuben Xaus. " They will have a good bike and a great team. So I think Marini and Bastianini can already be competitive in 2021 » Rossi finishes. The two Italian hopefuls will have GP19s while Jorge Martin will be at Pramac alongside John Zarco on a latest generation Desmosedici.
The opportunity to point out that it is Ducati who offered himself the three rookies… His other drivers are bagnaia, also young, Jack Miller, 25 years, and Johann zarco who, at least when reading the civil status, suddenly takes on the role of big brother.
