Franco Morbidelli achieved his goals, as did Andrea Dovizioso. Thus, the first wanted a factory M1 and with the unexpected departure of Maverick Viñales, not only did he manage to have it but also under the official colors. The last one had been thinking about riding a Yamaha for a long time, and the aforementioned game of musical chairs allowed him to make his desires a reality. Two pilots that fate imposed on Lin Jarvis short of manpower. Which encourages a certain solidarity…
Franco Morbidelli finally holds this Yamaha factory and what's more within the official team. A dream come true that was well worth the sacrifice of a peaceful convalescence. To do well, the Italian-Brazilian would have needed three more months of rest, but he is already on the move. He suffers and performs poorly as a result, but he wanted these handlebars and this suit so much that he won't let anyone take them away from him.
An opportunity seized which opened another for Andrea Dovizioso which was therefore put in its place at Petronas. The former Ducati driver must relearn everything on the handlebars of an M1 that is very different from the Desmosedici. And it is all the less simple since he had put himself in a position of non-activity of the MotoGP. So we have to get back to work. Morbidely observed the situation and gave his encouragement, all the more enlightened as he talks about his old box: “I know this bike » declared the 2020 world vice-champion. “ It's not easy, after a long time, to find good sensations right away. Andrea Dovizioso and Ramon Forcada were very good, they do an excellent job and this is demonstrated by the fact that they already finished in the points in the second race ».
Does Franco Morbidelli still hope for Ramon Forcada by his side?
It will be noted that the chief engineer is not forgotten. Ramón Forcada is appreciated by Morbidely, but he was unable to follow him in his transfer to the official stable of the Iwata brand. And there will a priori be no more staff in 2022. A year which will be year zero of a new structure led by Razlan Razali who will no longer have Petronas at his side any more than his current right arm Johan Stigefelt with which the cloth burns.
Dovizioso also observes this crisis and has taken note of the announcement of a team RNF extension whose trigram represents the first three letters of the three children of Razlan Razali. A touching attention which does not fill the coffers however. These should be supplemented by the WithU brand, but the delay in confirming this plan is making us nervous...
Less than Yamaha observe all this and should preserve Dovizioso if the setback turned out to be a great disappointment. As for the second pilot, Darryn Binder is still in the pipeline but Toprak Razgatlioglu could put the brakes on him with the support of Lynn Jarvis. And we know that the Turk is strong on the brakes…
