The two upcoming weekends in MotoGP will feature Italian colors. It is in fact the Misano site, on the shores of the Adriatic, which will host on this occasion no less than two successive Grands Prix with, moreover, and for the first time since the pandemic, the public in the stands . The opportunity for former actors from the peninsula to speak about this atypical season. Among them, Livio Suppo, who, obviously, slips us one on Valentino Rossi…
Valentino Rossi is the past and present of Italian-style MotoGP. But the team Petronas, who is expected to be his future base, has already made it clear that he is no longer the future. That being said, it was he who brought home the most points in a Yamaha during the last three Grands Prix. All this to say that he still has his place in the peloton, and Livio Suppo, Racing Consultant, who saw him as an adversary when he officiated at Ducati and Honda especially with Casey Stoner lie also points out:
« Let's pretend we don't remember his age in 2021 », Comments the Turin manager at the microphones of Resto del Carlino. “As long as Vale is in such good shape, as long as he has this desire to run and have fun, he will do well to continue and give emotions. Rossi has incredible passion and he is still very strong. Obviously, it’s not the one from 2000.”
“A radical generational change is underway”
Apart from that, the same Livio Suppo, Racing Consultant analyzes a world championship as the strangest he has ever seen: “ without Marquez, there are several surprises that perhaps no one had taken into account. Take KTM. On the eve of 2020, it was unthinkable that they were already so strong. Objectively, it is an indecipherable championship. There were some strange results. Quartararo started like a rocket, then his Yamaha started to suffer. Viñales does not yet seem to have embarked on the path of continuity, yet he too is with a Yamaha ».
He adds : " Dovizioso's behavior in Austria is also strange. He dominates and wins the first Sunday, then the next he disappears ". Another effect of the absence of the reigning world champion, however, was the discovery of emerging talents: “ a radical generational change is underway in the world championshipe”, assures suppo.
« I really like Binder, Mir, Oliveira, Pol Espargaro. Very young and really strong. It's a shame that Bagnaia was ruled out due to injury. Pecco is a very interesting driver ". Which we will see again at Misano, to show that he can claim the red Ducati which will be left by Dovizioso...
