The 2020 season has not yet started in MotoGP as for Maverick Viñales, but, with or without races, there is an inevitable outcome: Valentino Rossi will no longer be a rider for the Yamaha factory team in 2021. No offense to Razlan Razali , Fabio Quartararo will succeed him while the Doctor could find refuge under the Petronas awning, even if the same Razali expresses reservations about this scenario. The environment of Viñales will therefore be turned upside down next year. And this is how he approaches this change…
Maverick Vinales et Valentino Rossi are teammates within the official team Yamaha since 2017 and despite the fact that everyone has the same ambition for titles and victories, their relations have always been cordial. There were some peaks of tension over which of the two drivers the Iwata engineers should listen to, but no conflict was detected on the horizon.
Now that it is established that Valentino Rossi will leave his position at the end of 2020, the atmosphere has become even more cordial. The Spaniard comments on Moto.it on his future ex-teammate: “ Fabio Quartararo is a very fast driver, an excellent acquisition for the team. But it's a shame to say goodbye to Valentino, because I have fun with him, he's a great teammate, we have a very good relationship. »
« Of course, having Valentino on the other side of the box is not an easy situation because he is a very fast driver. But I was able to learn a lot from him, and that's the most important thing. I hope he continues in 2021. I like fighting with him. A legend, a great pilot: it's good to fight against these pilots ". This is what is called a tribute.
But Rossi had a very difficult opponent in the person of Marc Márquez. And on this subject, Maverick gave a very specific opinion. “ They are two big ones. But I'm on Valentino's side, because he was my idol since I was a child. The first time I saw him on television was in Jerez, with the 250 and I was less than five years old. » A mention which recalls the incredible longevity of the Doctor's career...
