The news of the day was therefore this announcement concerning Valentino Rossi on the team boss side. Or at least a VR46 label which will be able to make its way in MotoGP with a budget provided by economic forces from Saudi Arabia. We were even treated to illustrations to make our mouths water. What was alarming in these images, however, is that we clearly see a Yamaha. Should Petronas already be worried and Razlan Razali summon the Valentino Rossi pilot this time for some clarifications? What is certain is that all this happens just after a statement from the Malaysian…
Wilco Zeelenberg is the team manager of the team Petronas in MotoGP and he had nevertheless warned even before the off-season: “ with Rossi, I don't think the team knows yet what awaits them ". Since then, three Grands Prix have taken place with the results that we know. However, if the Doctor experienced misery on the track, fortune smiled on him behind the scenes for his troops VR46. Literally and figuratively with this agreement with high dignitaries of theSaudi Arabia.
The announcement of a powerful partnership with the logo Aramco ensuring a MotoGP program for the period from 2022 to 2026 was illustrated by a Yamaha decorated in the colors to come… Something to amaze Petronas which is currently negotiating a new lease with the Iwata brand for the same duration. What should we think about it? To have a feeling, we must return to the recent declaration of Razlan Razali about Valentino Rossi, its pilot on a one-year contract: “ there are targets set in his agreement with Yamaha that Valentino Rossi must achieve ". A sentence reported by Motorsport total.
Rossi on Petronas: » it is also possible that I find myself having no choice and therefore having to stop »
The nine-time world champion, in an interview, declared about his future: “ it's not so obvious that I can choose, it may also be that I find myself having no choice and therefore having to stop ". He adds : " I will decide by summer break to continue or to hang up my helmet for good. I don't know what my life will be like after motorcycle racing, but I certainly won't stop with speed ". Since then, there have been Aramco and these drawings... However, the tuning forks do not appear on the suit and the truck...
