What about Rossi in 2021? With the season approaching, predictions are starting to come in regarding MotoGP. The basis of speculation is logically based on what happened in 2020 and it is therefore the Yamaha riders like their Suzuki colleagues who are the big odds. For the Iwata brand, on the other hand, there is doubt about a member of the squad, in this case Valentino Rossi. For some, it is on the contrary a certainty: that of the impossibility of counting him among the favorites...
Valentino Rossi is not a neutral subject. Given his record, his career and his position which is as much political and financial as purely sporting, he should be taken with a grain of salt. At 42, he will continue his career in MotoGP in 2021 as a satellite rider Yamaha , certainly, but within a team Petronas brilliant. And which shone brighter than the factory structure in 2020.
However, can we still count him among the favorites and still consider this tenth title which would be the icing on the enormous cake of his work? A question that no one really answers, except Zoran Filicic who decided to shatter dreams and lift illusions with this clear speech: this tenth coronation is a chimera.
To understand the character, let us recall that Zoran Filicic is presented as follows: “ a storyteller with Croatian blood and an Italian passport. I talk about each sport, each competition and each athlete with the ambition of making those who listen to me experience the same emotions as those felt in the competition. I chase the adrenaline and tackle whatever I do, at work and in life, with enthusiasm, grateful that I don't have to distinguish between my passions ».
A sacred fire that forbids him to take half measures. In fact, when the prospect of a tenth crown is presented to him for Valentino Rossi, he responds clearly: “ I will be very direct and sincere. About him, Kelly Slater the 11-time world surfing champion, Hermann Maier the skier... It's the same for all the great champions, those who made the history of sport. It's a privilege to see him race and a hope to see him win a race, like seeing him get on the podium and fight like him, because he is unique. But let's stop telling ourselves the lie that will win the title ».
“Rossi must now prove that he is also a great teacher”
He adds : " because this is only done to attract crowds, people want to hear it and are therefore tempted to watch the races. But this way you disappoint the audience. The speech is the same for Kelly Slater, the Valentino Rossi of surfing: every time a season begins, we hope that she can win the twelfth title... but then we also have the reality ahead, and there is no nothing bad ».
Public chat MOW, he ends by giving another dimension to the sacred ninefold: “ he still gives emotions and I get excited every time I see him running. I hope he manages to launch one of the Academy boys like Morbidelli into the title race, that would be his big victory. Because when you are a good teacher, at some point your students will surpass you. He showed that he was a great pilot and now he must prove that he is also a great teacher, with the title of Morbidelli or one of his ».
