In 2022 Valentino Rossi will no longer be involved in the Grand Prix and this will be the first time after 26 campaigns. But if the Doctor will thus assert his pension rights, the yellow army will still be mobilized with the academy contingent. The general in chief of Tavullia says it, within this talent incubator, we do not experience castle life. It would rather be that of a barracks with its discipline and its hierarchy for training which is not only sporting...
Valentino Rossi made some details on the operating method of a logo academy VR46 well known. A project whose Franco Morbidelli et Pecco Bagnaia are the symbols of success. Two Moto2 World Champions, 2017 and 2018, and undoubtedly the next two MotoGP world vice-champions, the official Ducati being on track to succeed the one who became a factory driver Yamaha since the departure of Maverick Vinales.
Among the academicians, there are also Marco Bezzecchi, Stefano Manzi, Celestino Vietti who are in Moto2, then Niccolo Antonelli et Andrea Migno in Moto3. But there were also departures, like Baldassarri, Bulega and Foggia at the end of the 2019 season, which shows that it can't please everyone. For what ? Valentino Rossi lifts the veil: “ the mission of the Academy is to help Italian riders find their way to MotoGP. It starts very young, like we did with Pecco, Franco, Luca, Bez, Cele, etc… We want to have young drivers for the future ", begin Valentino Rossi.
Then he adds: “ it is also very important for us to know the character of a driver. We like friendly, educated boys who, even when they are young, know their place », underlined the nine-time world champion in a current context where respect for the opponent on the track poses a question today in light of three tragedies which are already marring this season. And to frame this moral training, the Doctor provides the method: “ we are not an easy group. It's a bit like being in the barracks, there are veterans and to be accepted you must first gain the sympathy of the veterans in the group. It is not so easy ».
Valentino Rossi also thinks about moral training
In this sense, Vale fully agrees with the latest positions of Giacomo Agostini and Max Biaggi on the concerns that arise about the moral code of the new generation. The two multi-world champions thus recalled that “ talent is fundamental but if there is no discipline and method it is lost ».
It will belong to the last member of the VR46 academy, Alberto Surra, 17 years old, to highlight all the merits of the approach taken in Tavullia. After training with the Italian squad he transferred from the CIV Bardahl VR46 Riders Academy team to the Rivacold Snipers team in the Moto3 world championship. “ Surra seemed to us to be a good choice because he is a driver with great talent who has done very well in the small championships. Then he spent a year with us and trained with us » says Rossi about her. “ I feel like Alberto is a good guy and I think he is also a fast driver », ends with speedweek the mentor of the VR46.
