23 seasons in the World Grand Prix Championship, including 17 in the premier category. Nine world titles won. And yet, time and campaigns do not seem to have any influence Valentino Rossi. This season again, he was among the main protagonists. Despite a Yamaha in poor form, he claims 5 podiums. He will be satisfied if in Valencia he manages to maintain third place in the standings against a Maverick Vinales returned to three points. At 39, how is he doing?
A question that many asked themselves during the last Malaysian Grand Prix. Certainly, the Doctor's performance ended with all four irons in the air, but before that, Vale had been leading for fifteen laps and he was holding his own against Marc Marquez. The latter, like Jorge Lorenzo et Andrea Dovizioso highlighted the feat, in the Sepang furnace.
Does the Fountain of Youth have its source in the village of Tavullia? Its prestigious citizen explains: “ first of all, people have been trying to send me into retirement for ten years! The form depends on your privacy. This includes the time spent having regular, quality training. You also need to manage your public relations program and travel around the world. For my part, my physical condition is constant from the start to the end of a season ».
He then gives some secrets: “ if you arrive strong in Qatar, then you will be strong throughout the year. Another method is to not arrive at 100% in Losail despite everything, then to increase your strength. But my years of experience tell me that you cannot manage yourself 100%. Your body sometimes makes its own decisions ».
And these moments of protest are managed with a quality environment, where friends count in life as during the training sessions at the ranch. Valentino Rossi now has two World Champions in its academy with Morbidely et bagnaia. The fact remains that he can end his exercise with the disappointment of not having been able to achieve a single victory. Which would be a first with a Yamaha.
