MotoGP’s 2021 rookie crop is one of the strongest in recent years, but one is already standing out. Can it be the springboard for a title challenge? So I will have to decide before racing because in the most optimistic situation we can race in the second half of the season, so August or September we hope. "Alex had always told me that he would be there as long as I ran, and then he would stop with me. Tags MotoGP , 2020 , Valentino Rossi OPINION: MotoGP is getting its own version of Drive to Survive on Amazon Prime at some point in the near future. L’Italien, qui sera remplacé par Fabio Quartararo au sein du team officiel, dit vouloir attendre la mi-saison avant de se positionner. "I have enough motivation and I want to continue. "But in general, we are not in a hurry. But anyway I want to continue but I’ve had to make this decision without any races. Where does Espargaro sit ahead of Marquez's return? But having shown competitive pace on his first day back, both Marquez and his rivals know plenty more challenges are to come... Pol Espargaro’s first results as a Honda MotoGP rider may not appear special. Apr 25, 2020, 11:45 AM. PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team is proud to announce that Valentino Rossi will join the squad for the 2021 MotoGP season. Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis says Valentino Rossi’s 2021 MotoGP deal with the manufacturer and Petronas took six months to finalise as the Italian is “not a normal rider”. All the riders, results, schedules, races and tracks from every Grand Prix. Rossi won't have a seat in the factory team from next year onwards with Fabio Quartararo moving up to partner Viñales, meaning the possibility of seeing Rossi in the Petronas Yamaha SRT squad is starting to look more and more likely. commentaires . The nine-time grand prix world champion will be replaced at the works Yamaha team by current Petronas rider Fabio Quartararo, who agreed a two-year deal with the Japanese marque at the start of the year. Teams and riders. Petronas SRT rider Valentino Rossi admits the feeling between the 2021 Yamaha MotoGP chassis and last year's M1 is “very similar” after encountering rear grip issues in the Qatar test. "Contract says that if everyone is happy - both me, Yamaha and Petronas - we can continue. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. "It's an important contract, so we have something to fix: technical, the bike, and also the team because I think some people move from Petronas to factory with Quartararo, and the opposite. Can leaving a factory team end Rossi’s MotoGP win drought? Le second pilote le plus âgé de la grille de départ l’an prochain sera un Aleix Espargaró de 31 ans. But fresh from his Qatar GP win, Vinales looks like an even more dangerous prospect for the Doha GP following an intriguing Friday practice. By: Lewis Duncan. Valentino Rossi tengah pusing tujuh keliling jelang berguklirnya MotoGP Portugal 2021. On rappellera que le Champion du Monde Joan Mir en a 23 et que Dovizioso comme Crutchlow ont choisi de quitter la scène respectivement à 34 et 35 ans. We arrive here and I'm happy, and it's like this.". "The situation is very clear, I will race with Petronas next year, but the contract is a little bit long and there's something to fix. They understood, but we have decided on a one-year contract and then let's see.". Brent also more or less said the same. For 2021, SRT welcomes nine-time grand prix world champion Rossi to its ranks, after the Italian legend elected to extend his MotoGP career by another year at least. Team-mate Rossi will be hoping that the start of the European leg of the 2021 MotoGP championship will signal a return to the front of the grid, and allow him to … It’s very important to understand the level of competition because especially in the second part of last year we suffered very much and too many times I was too slow and I had to fight outside of the top 5. In my mind, I had another year with the factory team and I needed time to decide and for me, I need like five or six races, with the new chief mechanic, and some modifications in the team to understand if I can be strong. Japanese marque at the start of the year. Ils se sont battus pour le championnat du monde Moto2 ou pour la deuxième ou troisième place. But I have to make my decision before. "I am in a difficult situation because, like I said, my first option is to try to continue," said Rossi. Et en MotoGP, ils sont rapides dès le premier instant. The nine-time grand prix world champion was moved out of the factory Yamaha squad for 2021 at the start of the year to make way for Fabio Quartararo to join Maverick Vinales. Exclusive interviews, historic races and so much more fantastic content: this is. Nov 9, 2020, 10:45 AM. Rossi did confirm current crew chief David Munoz, data engineer Matteo Flamigni and performance analyst Idalio Manuel Davira will join him at Petronas – but long-time mechanics Brent Stephens and Alex Briggs will not. "The problem is that there’s no racing. "I tried, but in Petronas there are also other people working there and unfortunately it was not possible. "It’s not the best way to stop because the situation is that maybe we don’t race in 2020. Rossi will make 2021 MotoGP decision before racing resumes. Rossi: 2021 MotoGP engine freeze "not an excuse" for Yamaha. It will be sad not to have them next year and maybe not to do the last race together, so I'm very sorry. Jorge Martin’s Doha GP heroics have courted many … 2021-03-01 . "Like I said last week, we try to sign during the weekend, between the Misano races we fix everything, also in the last days," he said. MotoGP’s 2021 rookie crop is one of the strongest in recent years, but one is already standing out. In an interview with MotoGP™ commentator Matt Birt, The Doctor indicated he will be back racing in 2021 Tags 2020 , Valentino Rossi , Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP "[I will] have Matteo, David and Idalio, but I will be very sorry not to have Alex and Brent, because now when I enter the garage it is a bit like being at home: they are not mechanics, they are family members now, because we have been together for 20 years. And following the impact DTS has had on Formula 1, MotoGP desperately needs the same boost. Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis says Valentino Rossi will be a “very important part” in the development of the marque's 2021 MotoGP bike despite his switch to the satellite Petronas team. Valentino Rossi’s deal to join the Petronas SRT Yamaha squad in 2021 and extend his MotoGP career has been made official after months of discussions. Petronas SRT has become the latest MotoGP team to unveil the livery its 2021 challengers will race in the new season with revised line-up Franco Morbidelli and Valentino Rossi. Autosport spoke to Pramac boss Francesco Guidotti to find out why MotoGP’s latest Spanish star is already making such an impact, Despite Suzuki’s decision not to appeal against Race Direction’s refusal to penalise Jack Miller following the incident with Joan Mir in Losail, something must be done to avoid a repeat of such an incident, which could have easily ended in tragedy. Rossi : « ils peuvent déjà être compétitifs en 2021 » Vale ajoute : « la liste est très longue. That isn’t because he’s certain of his retirement at the end of the season, though, and instead comes because of the end of all satellite team contracts as the MotoGP grid prepares for a reorganisation in 2022. Jorge Martin’s Doha GP heroics have courted many to compare him to numerous MotoGP legends. L’année prochaine, avec Marini et Bastianini, deux autres jeunes se joindront à nous. The official 2021 MotoGP calendar, all the dates, circuits and countries from the MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3 and MotoE World Championships. La première interview de Rossi avec Petronas Yamaha SRT. It was news welcomed by the grid’s leading riders. Even by Marc Marquez’s own high standards, his MotoGP comeback on Friday at the Portuguese Grand Prix will be considered a success even if he didn’t top the times. The contract only says that if we are all happy, then we can continue. Jorge Martin’s Doha GP heroics have courted many … Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Valentino Rossi has given his biggest hint yet that he will continue racing in MotoGP™ beyond this year. Valentino Rossi has admitted he will now have to take a decision on his MotoGP future without having done any races due to coronavirus delaying the season until at least August. Valentino Rossi juge la Yamaha 2021 "très similaire" à celle de 2020. partages . "It depends a lot on my results in the first part of the season, then in the summer break we will decide together. While the deal was originally thought to be for 2021 with an option to extend into 2022, Rossi said it is just for one year, with an extension only being offered if all parties are happy during next season. And, as Lewis Duncan writes, it’s cause for celebration at Honda with the return of Marc Marquez set to provide Espargaro with the reference he has been missing so far this year, MotoGP’s 2021 rookie crop is one of the strongest in recent years, but one is already standing out. Furthermore, with MotoGP opting to freeze major development regions across 2020 and 2021 to cut costs amid the current crisis, the technological battle will … "We also talked about making a 1+1 contract, but in the end we decided to do only one year for now," he added. Yamaha has brought a new chassis to the Qatar test which is derived from the 2019 bike, after all M1 riders suffered a lack of consistency on the 2020 machine. MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3 and MotoE Official Website, with all the latest news about the 2021 MotoGP World Championship. Yamaha confirmed at the time it would back Rossi at Petronas should he decide to continue, with his original plan to see what his performances were like in the opening six or seven races before the COVID-19 pandemic wrecked this. If I go strong next year, I do podiums and fight to stay in the top five of the championship, I can also continue. The "pit bull" MotoGP rookie already drawing legendary comparisons, Why MotoGP's stewards must revisit Miller and Mir's Losail clash, Why MotoGP’s top gun looks more dangerous at the Doha GP, Why MotoGP’s new Amazon Prime series is long overdue, The key changes behind the latest 'return of the Mack', Why Lorenzo needs to ditch social media and enjoy retirement, Aston pushing FIA to cut gap between high, low-rake F1 cars, 2021 Supercars Tasmania SuperSprint session times and preview, Grand Prix practice results: Bottas fastest in both Imola sessions. Apr 25, 2020, 11:45 AM. All rights reserved. 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", Bagnaia wants new tear-off rules brought in for MotoGP, Espargaro: Seeing banned Iannone again “good news for Aprilia”. OPINION: Jorge Lorenzo's status as one of the greatest MotoGP riders of all time is hard to dispute. Valentino Rossi 'thinks' he will sign his 2021 MotoGP contract with Petronas SRT Yamaha during this weekend's Catalan Grand Prix and confirmed who will join him from the factory team. 2021 marks a paradigm shift in MotoGP, and Valentino Rossi wasted no time in greeting the new year with a simple wish dressed in the now instantly-recognisable Petronas Yamaha SRT colours. Rider berjulukan The Doctor itu hanya mampu finis di posisi ke-12 di seri MotoGP Qatar 2021. Three-time MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo says he “would never have imagined” Valentino Rossi moving to the satellite Petronas SRT Yamaha squad in 2021. When asked on Thursday ahead of this weekend's Catalan GP what the situation was with his contract, Rossi admits there is still "something to fix" but is set to put pen to paper soon. Maverick Vinales’s authoritative victory at the MotoGP season opener came during a period of personal and professional change for the Yamaha rider. But dig a little deeper and a clearer picture of his performance emerges. Petronas SRT rider Valentino Rossi admits the feeling between the 2021 Yamaha MotoGP chassis is “very similar” to last year’s after encountering rear grip issues in the Qatar test. By: Lewis Duncan. By: Lewis Duncan. Valentino Rossi’s new plot for MotoGP world domination "A lot of times you already start to think about the next season before thinking about the current season. This is the first Rossi has been a Yamaha rider that he won’t race in its factory colours, but will remain a factory-contracted rider with full works support in 2021. © 2016 Dorna Sports SL. The Italian says he has the motivation to continue but won't get the 'five or six' races he had initially hoped for to make a decision on his future. When asked by Motorsport.com what details were still to be finalised, Rossi replied: "First of all, for me, it's sometimes in MotoGP we will sign the contract for the next year too early. Petronas SRT rider Valentino Rossi admits the feeling between the 2021 Yamaha MotoGP chassis and last year's M1 is “very similar” after encountering rear grip issues in the Qatar test. "At first I was almost angry with Yamaha, because it seemed a dry one-year contract, which was certainly the last. Ça y est, le Docteur porte enfin les couleurs de Petronas Yamaha SRT. "But we're not in a rush because we already agree, but I think during this weekend I will sign the contract and I'm very happy to continue next year with Yamaha and Petronas.". "It's not a real option, because that's usually a more precise thing. Lightning hasn't struck twice for Maverick Vinales since 2017 and his wayward form of recent years makes predicting how he'll fare each MotoGP race weekend tricky. "But I told them that it will certainly not be the last and that we will have to see how I go. So with the virus, we cannot race. "It will be sad not to have them next year. Confirming back in July that he was "99 percent" certain to remain in MotoGP with Petronas, it has long been thought that the delay in announcing a deal has surrounded the make-up of his team. Marini was joined by Rossi’s 2021 Moto2 riders Marco Bezzecchi and Celestino Vietti as Sky Sports MotoGP commentator Guido Meda helped them reveal their largely-unchanged colours. His message is simple, yet effective to get us excited for what the 2021 … Rossi’s new contract will take him to the Malaysian satellite Yamaha team on a one-year deal that is just for 2021. But his constant social media spats with fellow riders and insistence on listing his achievements to his detractors are running the risk of tarnishing a legacy he worked hard to create. ... En à peine 18 mois, Johann Zarco est passé d'un … "So, I was agreed with Yamaha, and also with Petronas, we already speak from Jerez, but because we are ok we don't make [a decision] in a hurry. Joan Mir begins the season as defending riders' champion. During an interview with teammate Maverick Viñales and MotoGP™ commentator Matt Birt, the nine-time World Champion admitted that the current situation is not the way he would want his illustrious MotoGP™ career to come to an end, so he is hopeful of continuing with Yamaha in the 2021 MotoGP™ World Championship. So it’s fairer for me to do another championship and stop at the end of the next, so I hope to continue in 2021.". Où sera Rossi en 2021 ? MotoGP, 2021 World Championship: bookmakers no longer believe in Valentino Rossi The kitty is short: the quota linked to at least one victory for the … "I'm very sorry, especially for Alex and Brent, because they wanted to come with me," he added. Rossi sera toujours un pilote de Grand Prix en 2021, et à l’âge respectable de 42 ans. Retrouvez ses premières impressions dès maintenant ! Valentino Rossi … The 2021 FIM MotoGP World Championship is the premier class of the 73rd F.I.M. I think that day by day, step by step everybody signs earlier, and for example we sign a lot earlier than [drivers] in Formula 1. Road Racing World Championship season. Valentino Rossi’s deal to join the Petronas SRT Yamaha squad in 2021 and extend his MotoGP career has been made official after months of discussions.