This podium at the Andalusian Grand Prix, also called Jerez 2 since it was the second meeting in two successive weekends on the same circuit, will definitely have been decisive for the rest of Valentino Rossi's career. As expected, the season-opening Spanish Grand Prix had been such a disaster for the Doctor that he was ready to announce his retirement. Then he shook the Yamaha tree from which fell the authorization to take into account his technical requirements. And everything changed. The battle at the forefront has been rediscovered, the podium too, and the desire. It’s Father Graziano Rossi who tells it…
The career of Valentino Rossi was therefore on the verge of stopping on a political affair... And it is thanks to a turnaround of the same order that it should continue. But we will still have to wait Brno, to be sure that Yamaha understood the lesson given by the nine-time titled during the Andalusian Grand Prix...
A scenario confirmed by Graziano, the father of the prodigy of Tavullia. He first sets the scene after the Spanish Grand Prix depressing: “ after this Grand Prix, he was definitely sad, I had never seen him like that. He seemed ready to make a radical decision, one that I would never have expected » said the father in an interview with Republic.
Jerez 2 is not an outcome but a starting point
« In fact, he wondered if it was really worth running in these conditions. For someone like him used to big wins, continuing to score a seventh or eighth place doesn't make sense ».
Then came the turning point: third place, last Sunday, on the same track where he had been unable to finish the race a few days before. A turnaround that gave him back his faith: “ seeing him accomplish this generated great emotion for me » said Graziano. “ A very strong feeling, especially because this hadn't happened to him for some time. But for him, it was just a starting point to try to achieve other goals ».
« From the moment he decided to change the configuration of the bike, the results changed. This is a demonstration of how his contribution can also be useful to the team. Now he wants other satisfactions and demonstrate that he can be faster than Quartararo and Viñales, who preceded him to the finish line ". Chick? In any case, this political revelation shows that the negotiations concerning the technical team to be put in place around him at Petronas go beyond the simple emotional side concerning those around him…
