The holidays are over for one Valentino Rossi who will now focus a little more on preparing for a crucial 2019 season for his employer Yamaha. The latter apparently missed an episode in the evolution of the premier category of motorcycle Grands Prix. An increase in resources and skills, observed at Ducati and Honda with the results that we know. The Doctor recalls this impasse to better force Iwata's men to face the challenge...
A disappointing 2017 season, a 2018 campaign bordering on decent, it is time for Yamaha to restore its image. And to get in tune with a competition that has passed a milestone. A missed step that Valentino Rossi expressed thus on the waves ofMotorsport : “ In recent times, and particularly in the last eighteen months, the technical situation of MotoGP has changed a lot. Ducati was the first to cross a level in terms of number of engineers and overall workforce ».
He pursues : " Honda then followed, and I talked about it. MotoGP is now getting closer to Formula 1, even if there is still a distance between the two categories. But now, to win in MotoGP you have to put in the same type of effort. We will see what will happen with Yamaha ».
An expectation formulated as a warning. In 2018, Yamaha took just one victory in a season split between Honda and Ducati. Red et Casa Particular in Viñales finished third and fourth overall, respectively. Among the manufacturers, the Yamaha factory settled for third position. Unheard of since 2007.
