For four years now he has been the closest to Valentino Rossi in the Yamaha box. His name is Silvano Galbusera and he had the difficult task of succeeding Jeremy Burgess. With success. Because the victories followed one another with the Doctor who took this 60-year-old compatriot from Superbike into his team. However, to complete the work, something is still missing: a tenth crown for Vale.
This is clearly the Holy Grail and it is achievable for two more seasons. Afterwards, it will be the unknown and the window of opportunity shrinks as the hourglass of time passes and the fierce young competition becomes more experienced. The tenth title, Valentino Rossi in fact the coronation of a prolific career, but also a pressure and the risk of ending with disappointment.
In fact, his close guard is more than mobilized around this objective. On the eve of a 2017 campaign which promises to be at least as exciting and competitive as the previous one, he slipped a few words to corsedimoto : " the last three years ended with the status of vice-world champion. So this time, we're going to go get this damn tenth title ».
He insists : " I want that tenth crown. It will take a season without a single mistake and hard work to give Valentino the material to win ". And the competition? “ I know that Ducati has a very good engine, but with the problems related to the electronics resolved, we saw that the most formidable combination was made up of the Honda and Márquez. As for Lorenzo, I don't know what the level of Ducati will be with him. There will be races where they will be very strong, but fighting for the championship will be complicated for them ».
An evaluation that often comes up on the subject of Lorenzo, since already shared by the quintuple title Marc Márquez. Remains the case of Casa Particular in Viñales, which is certainly not to be taken lightly; since in the same Yamaha house: “ the atmosphere has changed in the team since his arrival. Everything is more relaxed ". The calm before the storm ?
