Franco Morbidelli and Valentino Rossi will share the Yamaha Petronas SRT box during the 2021 MotoGP season. Probable announcement in Jerez de la Frontera…
Franco Morbidelli is in no hurry to renew with Petronas SRT. The verbal agreement is already there, only the signature is missing. At 99,9%, he will share the box with Valentino Rossi during the 2021 MotoGP season. The announcement will probably be given in Jerez. Why such a long wait to formalize the agreement? “ Because we are all very calm and take our marriage for granted »
The chapter of confinement has closed, and we are now awaiting the opening of a championship that will be different, where the drivers will also return a little changed, at least in their hearts. “ Confinement gives you time to think” explains Franco Morbidelli to Paolo Ianieri on “La Gazzetta dello Sport”. “ I understand that I love what I do and want to do my best. I came out refreshed, with more charge. » Engaged with Francesca for 8 years, he even devoted himself to painting during the two months of leave. “ We tried, I had fun, in the end a beautiful sunset was born. » But while Italy is emerging from the health crisis, Brazil is entirely invested by the Coronavirus. “ I'm sorry because these are things I've experienced, I've been where my family lives and I've seen people who already have to endure a heavy weight. Add the pandemic, the political problems… It makes me sad. I don't know what I could do »
“The right combination of risk, focus and head »
The 2020 MotoGP calendar includes 13 races very close to each other, it will be a real tour de force for the entire paddock. We must start from the good sensations experienced during the winter tests. “ Each ride will have more value and weight, but you won't have to get carried away. You'll need the right combination of risk, focus and head" underlines Franco Morbidelli. “ I haven't fought for anything big in two years, playing a little more offense will help me find the feeling you get when fighting for something big »
It's hard not to anticipate coexistence in the garage with your master Valentino Rossi. « I'm very happy that it's like that, a beautiful story for all that it means. He asked me what the team was like, I told him the truth, which is fantastic, it doesn't look like a client team, it's super professional. » Finally, he comments on the MotoGP rider market with its inexhaustible twists and turns. “ I put myself in Álex's place because I know him better and I'm a little sorry that he went out without racing. But it's a world that leaves you little time. And I'm happy for Petrux, a fantastic guy, he deserves to stay in MotoGP »
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