Even though your name is Valentino Rossi and you have the status of a motorcycle legend, when you embark on a career as a racing driver, you are in the same boat as your peers. The Doctor signed with the WRT team for a Fanatec GT WCE season at the wheel of an Audi R8 GT3. And it's a real championship, with teammates who must not be disappointed. As a result, the 43-year-old rookie was logically entrusted with his roadmap for 2022 by his new boss who clearly expects minimum objectives from him…
Valentino Rossi has seriously embarked on a new adventure that he takes seriously. Which is good since his Belgian team WRT is on the same wavelength by setting him objectives that will mobilize him throughout this season. On Tutomotoriweb, we can read what the boss Kurt Mollekens plans for its new recruit who will be treated on the same footing as the other drivers of the team. “ Absolutely. For me it was easy because I don't follow MotoGP much, although obviously I know who he is ", did he declare.
“The more normal you treat him, the more Valentino Rossi likes him and the better he behaves”
It will not be quite the same for certain other members of the team who have great admiration for Valentino Rossi. "For our data manager it will be a little more complicated because he is a big fan of him, so it is more difficult to treat him like a normal runner“, added Mollekens who however specifies: “the more normal you treat him, the more he likes it and the better he behaves. To date, we have managed to create this atmosphere in which he is just one of the boys and it was important that this happened as soon as possible".
All members of the team were convinced by the new dad's driving qualities, particularly thanks to his past experience in rallying and racing. GT3. But what are plausible goals for a rookie who still has a legendary resume? “I would expect him to be in the top 10 if things go well in the top five.” But there are also minimum objectives to be achieved to qualify the 2022 season as satisfactory: “ I would be disappointed if there weren't one or two podiums by the end of the season ". The pressure is on.
