Valentino Rossi made his debut in motorsport as a regular participant in a championship and in this case it was the GT Fanatec WCE. More than 50 cars are registered there and there are some big names as drivers. Vale is entered in a powerful Audi R8 within a renowned team in this paddock. He drove at Imola to start, a start that could have ended with a top 10, but there was a mix-up in the pits and the rookie got confused. But for the team boss, it's more complicated than that and, above all, there is no stone to throw at the Doctor...
Valentino Rossi is a sensitive subject by nature and it is important to master communication regarding it when you are your team boss. Thus, after the Imola meeting and the events that took place there, whoever is in charge of the structure WRT wanted to clarify certain things before going to Brands Hatch on 30th April. A clarification on this fact: back in the pit lane, Valentino Rossi a lost the reference of your box and found himself forced to perform another lap, which caused his team to lose valuable time. He was also fined for unfastening his safety harness too early.
A priori, a beginner's blunder. And by the way, Valentino Rossi assumed it as such: “ it was a great weekend, we worked hard and well and I enjoyed every moment ", did he declare. “ In the race I go fast, we could have aimed for a good result, but unfortunately there was this error at the pit stop. I still have to deal with a lot of new things in GT racing, where you have so many variables and information to deal with, I guess that's what you call experience… ».
« All the attention was on Valentino Rossi, he did a great job, no mistakes and he had good race pace«
An act of contrition that the team director, Vincent Vosse, wants to play down the drama: “ all the attention was on him, he did a great job, no mistakes and he had good race pace. He is not responsible for the problem at the time of the pit stop, it is something we need to look into, but it can happen when almost the whole group enters the pit lane at the same time ».
His teammates also stand in the way: “ we could have done better in qualifying ", valued Nico Muller. " But Vale and I got stuck in traffic. Vale deserved to be in the top ten, he did a good job, no mistakes, but unfortunately there was this poor communication at pit stop ». Vervisch added : " we finished the race, which was the goal, but we could have had a much better result without the confusion in the pits. Nevertheless, the positive point is that we were competitive, Valentino had a very good race pace. Overall we have a very good base from which we can improve ". Solidarity is not an empty word in GT World Challenge.
