Valentino Rossi says his current form would have convinced him to stay in MotoGP for 2021 had his plans not been altered by the coronavirus pandemic. "Trying to improve the grip in acceleration, the rear grip in acceleration because it's not our strong point," Rossi said when asked by Autosport what he was trying to improve last weekend. I‘m very happy with David, and I think we haven‘t reached our best yet. 1601286539
KTM's Brad Binder says the final laps of his MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix were "like riding in the rain" after his soft rear tyre dropped off significantly
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Rossi avait toutefois une option de secours, Yamaha lui ayant garanti de continuer à le soutenir s'il rejoignait l'équipe satellite du groupe.
For some, it will have been just shy of six months without riding a MotoGP™ bike and when the season consists of, at the moment, just 12 races, any small advantage could prove pivotal.
"In the first half of the year I made my choice and I talked with Yamaha, who agreed with me.
1601251200 While a pre-race mistake dominated the Russian Grand Prix post-race reaction, Sochi delivered a few major developments in the 2020 Formula 1 world championship.
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Valentino Rossi has given his biggest hint yet that he will continue racing in MotoGP™ beyond this year. They are very serious and very well organised.
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Due to the global Covid-19 outbreak, Rossi was obliged to state his future intention to continue as a MotoGP rider before competing in a single 2020 MotoGP race.
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To be at the top in MotoGP you have to work a lot and hard, to train every day and lead an ’athlete's life‘, but I still like it and I still want to ride. So with the virus, we cannot race. There are a lot of riders in a small difference of points and the championship is still open and long. "Oui", assure le pilote italien lorsque nous l'interrogeons en ce sens, bien qu'il juge ne pas être assez rapide pour jouer le titre.
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And when Rossi is usually spotted strolling around the paddock in a pair of classic Air Jordan 1s, you can be guaranteed that the number 46 will have taken heart from the exploits of the number 23 over lockdown.
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By Lewis Duncan Published on Monday September 21st 2020; MotoGP RSS feed Every practice session, qualifying battle and race, exclusive interviews, historic races and so much more fantastic content: this is. Historics, Nakagami felt he had "great chance" for Catalan GP win 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.
However, The Doctor will not want to have to share his tag as the most successful rider on the MotoGP™ grid in 2021 onwards.
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