By Luigi Ciamburro / Corsedimoto.com
Valentino arrives at Le Mans after being lucky with his fifth place at Jerez, following a weekend which highlighted all the difficulties of the Yamaha M1 and the inability to find solutions to the problems which emerged there just a year old. If at that time the technicians' attention was focused on the frame, now the work of Iwata's house focuses on electronics. Now that the problem is known, it remains to figure out how to resolve it, but it will certainly take months, perhaps an entire championship. And the Tavullia champion, at the age of 39, knows that time is running out and that he risks not being able to try until the end to get this tenth world title that he dreams of.
CONTRACT AND DREAM – In Jerez, on the occasion of the inauguration of the new Yamaha motorhome, the Doctor gave an interview to Gavin Emmett for BT Sport. “The most important thing for me is to never stop. I think everything would be harder if I stopped. By continuing to work hard, I maintain my pace. » Many were willing to bet that he would say goodbye to the World Championship at the end of 2018, but the Tavullia champion has renewed for two years what will surely be his last contract in the premier category. “This decision was not easy. This time it was more difficult, because it may be the last contract and after this one there will be no others. » What pushed him to make this choice was his dream of the tenth title: “I know it's difficult, but I decided to try. You have to face complicated challenges, and a lot of things depend on the bike. What I like is the feeling I have when I arrive at a race weekend, when I win or manage to get on the podium. »
MÁRQUEZ AND ELECTRONICS – The 2018 season will be remembered for what happened in Argentina, the clash on the track and after the race between Valentino Rossi and Marc Márquez. Impossible not to ask him a question about this story: “We talked to Austin a bit, I told him what I thought and he did the same. » No time to dwell on this psychological war which serves little in terms of results and points. We must put pressure on Yamaha to reduce the electronic gap: “Last year's bike wasn't good, the balance wasn't right. On certain tracks the bike was competitive, but on the European circuits we had a lot of difficulty. Electronics are a problem. » Now the superiority of Honda and Ducati on this point seems to be an eternal refrain: “For me the 1 M2018 is a good bike, but we struggle with the electronics. »
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Auteur: Luigi Ciamburro
