Valentino Rossi gave his news this Sunday of the race in Aragon where he is one of the notable absentees. Tested positive for Coronavirus, he takes stock of his health which he admits is feverish... But not because of his flu condition. It was rather the misfortune of his VR46 troops that gave him the fever...
At the microphone of Sky Sport MotoGP, Valentino Rossi thus analyzed his situation… Which first of all does not concern him personally! : “ I stayed still after Bezzecchi's fall, I didn't really expect it, I thought he would win, given the race he was doing, I was injured, then Luca Marini too. Even before Vietti with the bad tire choice in Moto3, it's not a memorable Sunday ". It will be recalled that the head of the championship Moto2 escaped from his brother...
Then he comes back to himself: “ I didn't give importance to isolation, I thought it was like confinement, with life inside the normal house, but here I'm always alone without seeing anyone. I don't see anyone and it's quite boring. I'm fine now, I'm a little weak and I don't have a fever anymore. I was sick for a day and a half, now I feel better ».
“This thing comes at a difficult time”
« This thing comes at a difficult time, after three zeros. It's sad to see the races from home. This weekend I probably wouldn't have been able to drive because I'm very weak, and next week it will be even more difficult but I will feel better so it will be difficult to accept. Seeing the Yamahas become strong is like turning the knife in the wound. I've been strong lately in training and seeing them competitive here is even harder at home ».
The race, however, delivered a verdict in favor of Suzuki and gave satisfaction to Honda, rather than installing Yamaha at the top. Next weekend, a new Grand Prix will take place at the same location. The official Yamaha team will not replace Valentino Rossi. It remains to be hoped that the tuning fork brand learns the lesson of this Aragon Grand Prix which was a disaster for fabio quartararo...
