He began his Grand Prix career during the 1996 season on a 125 Aprilia two-stroke engine. Then aged 17, he entered a world that he was going to turn upside down. A universe that has also changed a lot even though he is now 39 years old. Valentino Rossi has crossed and marked the eras with happiness, but the one which is on the horizon and which promises to be that of electric motors could well be done without it...
The Doctor will honor his two-year contract with a Yamaha factory which will have to recover from a slump observed over the last two seasons. After ? We will see, but apparently, Dorna cannot hope to see him promote his new discipline MotoE. In an interview with Motorsport-Total.com, Vale states: “ I don't like electric motorcycles, not even electric cars ».
It must be said that he comes from the two-stroke… And that he has nostalgia for a now bygone era: “ The 70s were a great era in which motorcycles were extremely developed and there were many great riders, everything was easier and faster. I miss the sound of a two-stroke engine...Maybe it was the best. But I also like the four strokes ". On the other hand, the silence of the batteries is not for him…
Otherwise, he gives us the plan of his dream vacation and his favorite dish… “ In the Maldives, with so many beautiful women "..." and I like carbonara pasta ". For the 2019 season, he plans this: “ it will be difficult to limit yourself to just three names. There will be Marquez, of course, he is a world champion and he is still very strong. Lorenzo worries me, he will be on the Honda. My teammate Viñales will be in the first three. And then, obviously, we can never forget Dovi ". And with him, that makes five contenders for the crown.
