De Luigi Ciamburro / Corsedimoto.com
Valentino Rossi will move to Yamaha's satellite team if he decides to continue the 2021 MotoGP season. Maio Meregalli rules out Razlan Razali's hypothesis.
The forced shutdown of MotoGP prevented Yamaha from taking advantage of the technical and physical delays of others. Mayo Meregalli assures that Iwata will continue to work at full speed on the M1, based on simulations which will have to be confirmed on the track. This was to be the decisive year for Valentino Rossi, who must make the most difficult decision of his career. But this situation could push the Doctor to continue in 2021. After all, there is no certainty about the possibility of a Grand Prix in 2020.
DISTANT START OF THE SEASON
Yamaha engineers remain in close contact, the MotoGP engineering machine does not stop, even in the face of the epidemic. “
We are trying to simulate a hypothetical start of the championship, in July or August, just to be ready. We are also considering the possibility of not being able to race this year”, the team manager admitted to Sky Sport MotoGP. After all, Carmelo Ezpeleta made it clear a few hours ago. The hypothesis becomes more and more probable as the weeks go by. “ We are taking it into consideration, we would like to start, personally I would like to start tomorrow but I am also afraid of that. The situation must be well defined and secure, because it is not simple. Health safety comes first. »
THE FUTURE OF THE DOCTOR
Valentino Rossi would then have no doubt to continue during the 2021 MotoGP season. But in the official team or in the satellite? Razlan Razali speculated about leaving the driver pairs unchanged if no GP takes place this year. " I don't want to say that it's an empty idea.", has explained
Mayo Meregalli, who are " but if the 2020 season ends like this, 2021 will begin as it was written to begin. » In the near future, it will therefore be the Doctor's turn to sit down with Petronas SRT. “ This is a question that concerns Petronas; as Yamaha we are ready for whatever decision Vale makes. » But what would life be like in the stands without Valentino Rossi? “ I have been working with Vale since he returned to Yamaha, I have already worked with non-Italian riders. It will be different, it will be strange not to have him in the team. »
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