On the eve of a San Marino Grand which will take place this weekend in Misano without the presence of a Valentino Rossi withdraws due to injury, the question of what MotoGP will be like when the Doctor enjoys his retirement has come back into focus. One of the players in the paddock, Lucio Cecchinello, gave his opinion. With this approach: if the audience will lose time in quantity, it will first gain in quality before a new hero asserts himself...
Will there be life in Grand Prix after the departure of Valentino Rossi ? The boss of the LCR team was kind enough to answer this sensitive existential question on Tuttomotriweb: “ unfortunately there will be less interest at first, but it will be a transition period. Because there will be the arrival of new champions and the media will know how to highlight them in turn. I remember the death of Ayrton Senna in Imola. I then said to myself that Formula 1 would no longer be the same, then very quickly a new icon took over: Michaël Schumacher ».
On this, the former 125cc rider makes a distinction between quantity and quality of the audience… “ there have been precedents of this kind in history. Other drivers will be able to appeal to the public and you, the media, should make an effort to highlight the discipline rather than focusing only on one person as is the case today. Currently you are focusing too much on Valentino Rossi ».
« We will lose the interest of Valentino fans, but we will keep that of real motorsport enthusiasts. We will always have with us the people who love, buy and ride motorcycles. With all due respect, we will lose the female fans and those who still want to see Valentino after the race ". Who wouldn't be real motorcycle enthusiasts? Vast debate…
