MotoGP: Giacomo Agostini talks about Valentino Rossi but also the dictatorship of tires

To have a career, you need results and in the long run, these help a lot to determine the duration of the first. With one exception which is that of a Valentino Rossi who, despite his more than enviable track record, tirelessly continues to do it again. All in the face of heightened competition and despite records far from its past dominations. Yet he tries. Because he probably knows better than anyone that it only takes one particular element to change everything...

A reflection shared by his illustrious elder Giacomo Agostini. On the pilot, he comments: “ everyone thinks as they want, everyone decides as they want. If Valentino agrees not to win anymore and settle for 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place, why not. As long as they give him a motorbike, as long as he's happy, he's right to continue. He has been trying to win the title for 9 years ».

But what may at first seem like resignation is in fact patience. Because The Doctor is not the only master of his destiny on the track. And here is the dominant element delivered by Ago on Tutomotoriweb... " There is a big problem with the tires. In Argentina, Dovizioso said the efficiency of his tires had suddenly dropped, preventing him from fighting to the end with Valentino. Personally, a company like Ducati, Honda or Yamaha spends billions of dollars to develop the bike, billions of dollars to choose the best rider and it is the tire that decides the victory. I might see a Valentino Rossi who is 7th or 8th because of the rubber. I don't find that correct ».