Did Andrea Dovizioso make the right choice? The 2022 MotoGP season seems to be one of all dangers for a Yamaha factory whose depth of involvement in its M1 project is increasingly difficult to assess. We can even say that by attempting the operation, we remain on the surface by probing the technical level of the M1 which will face the 21 Grands Prix on the calendar. Worse, on the drivers' side, Fabio Quartararo appears very isolated compared to his three other colleagues who we discovered at the bottom of the off-season time sheets more often than not. A situation which could well tire the figurehead who would then allow himself to be tempted by a new adventure. A situation that has not escaped anyone. Starting with Chicho Lorenzo…
No introduction boy lorenzo who is the father of Jorge, former five-time Grand Prix World Champion, now retired. Unlike the son who dropped the matter of a broadcast on the web making the news of MotoGP, the father continues on this path with his broadcast 'Motogepeando' on the YouTube channel. He looked into the case of Yamaha in view of the 2022 season which will now begin in less than two weeks at Qatar. And like a good self-respecting Lorenzo, he said what he thought.
When Andrea Dovizioso and Franco Morbidelli take their rank
An assessment which completely contradicts that which the boss of the RNF Yamaha team Razlan Razali made on his own troops. We will remember this statement from the Malaysian: “ I think our team has the best pair of drivers possible. Andrea Dovizioso and Darryn Binder represent a perfectly matched duo, made of experience and youth. The goal is of course to try to obtain prestigious results. Translated into pure practice, we want to be crowned champions in the classification dedicated to satellite teams, same objective with regard to the same classification dedicated to drivers. We firmly believe in Andrea : last year, he raced five Grands Prix with us, replacing Franco Morbidelli. He did it with the intention of showing everyone, first himself, how much he can still compete at high levels in MotoGP, racing for the most important positions ».
With this in mind, let's look at the feeling of boy lorenzo. And for the Spaniard who also speaks of the two aforementioned Italians, there is no doubt that under the ex-Petronas awning, we are deluding ourselves. We thus discover: “ Franco Morbidelli went from a driver who had won three races the previous year to a completely unnoticed rider. For me it took a step back, and it was a bit of an attitude of 'I'm already in the factory team', and you automatically lower your performance ». But it's even harder for Andrea Dovizioso: “at 35 he is no longer at his best. He must completely change his riding, adapt to a motorcycle that they will no longer pay much attention to. They will have him as a test pilot and nothing else. He is neither a pilot for the future nor for the present ". Close the ban!
