The next season will be without a Valentino Rossi as a competitor. A sort of yellow world after which we cannot yet assess the contours or the collateral impact on a global universe already affected by the shock wave of the health crisis. But this new situation has given rise to various comments which can form the beginnings of an opinion…
A world of Grands Prix without Valentino Rossi will be the table for the next financial year and it will be an unprecedented situation for no less than 26 seasons. What is first to be feared is a drop in interest which would have an economic impact on a paddock already strongly shaken by the major and general shock of the health crisis. More intimately, the atmosphere on the grid will evolve according to this void. Carlos Checa commented on Motoracing : " I don't think that will change, they will continue to run as before. Valentino will always be who he is and will continue to be there in person as a manager, accompanying his brother, the team… But it is obvious that Valentino marked an era. In recent years he has been a little away from this fight, but he continued to try with his best smile, it will not have been easy for him ».
And the last World Champion Ducati in WSBK, and we were then in 2011, to conclude: “ he showed that this is what excites him, moves him and he did it until the end, swallowing some bad results which are not easy for a driver like Rossi. I believe that it will now be at another level that he will bring his experience. But I also think that the protagonists have long been able to take advantage of it... Being able to win a championship with Rossi on the track tastes better ».
On Valentino Rossi: “ even if you only saw yellow, it was only a plus for us too«
Public chat speedweek, Andrea Dovizioso, who will therefore enter Vale's history as his final Grand Prix teammate, declared: “ Valentino was so important and so much talked about during his career that it's difficult...All the compliments, all of which are well deserved, have already been said, we can only repeat them: how great it was important for MotoGP, how many people follow the sport because he did what he did, because he won, but above all he creates this atmosphere. He's so charismatic, it's one of his most important qualities for me ».
« He is alert, intelligent and charismatic. In my opinion, this contributed to the fact that many fans who were not so passionate about motorcycles came to the sport. And even though you only saw yellow for most, that was just a plus for us too » recognizes the three-time world vice-champion Ducati now pilot Yamaha who ends his demonstration in style: “ it was really nice to see that era. I consider myself lucky to have participated in the world championship during this period ».
