The Valentino Rossi case already arises in MotoGP, and after only two Grands Prix contested on the same Losail track. Two disappointments from someone who was only able to collect 4 points in total. However, he was riding a Yamaha a priori identical to that of the successive winners of the Grand Prix of Qatar and Doha, Viñales and Quartararo. We are far from the results clause inserted in his one-year contract with the Iwata manufacturer which placed him with Petronas, and which puts the cursor on the top 5. A mishap for better days with the back to Europe? The Doctor himself cannot say...
See a Valentino Rossi starting 21st on the starting grid for a final result putting him 16th in the standings was a spectacle painful for Doctor fans. And for the observers who put back on the table the imperative of a retreat to be taken as quickly as possible MotoGP so as not to tarnish the shine of the nine-time World Champion 115 victories.
The next deadline will be synonymous with a reunion with Europe, with a route of Portimao which had hardly favored the latest generation M1s in 2020. As a result, the teammate of Franco Morbidelli, who returns just as disappointed and worried from the campaign of Qatar, comments: I don't know if it will get better, because every year everything changes a lot ". However, he adds: “ anyway, in Europe there are a lot of good tracks for me. So we hope that when we come back we can be stronger ».
Valentino Rossi: “being 10 seconds from victory, you are 15th”
On his Doha Grand Prix complicated, he specifies: “ race, we found different settings for the electronics where I could stay in rhythm more consistently. Unfortunately we found it just in the morning and my position at the start was very bad ". Then he recalls: “ now it's difficult because all the riders and all the bikes are strong and being 10 seconds from victory you are 15th. We have to see the other circuits from Portimao, we will try to be more competitive ».
Meanwhile, the two Yamaha officials blocked the Ducati For victory. The factory team seems to have regained its splendor at the same time as the satellite team Petronas lost his. So, Franco Morbidelli experienced the same difficulties Qatar, finishing last weekend's Doha Grand Prix in 12th place after struggling over both rounds MotoGP to find speed on his 'A-spec' Yamaha.
