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Valentino Rossi mendedahkan bahawa Yamaha dan Ducati dalam pertimbagan Aramco Racing Team VR46 dalam menghadapi saingan MotoGP 2022.

Meskipun Yamaha sememangnya dalam jangkaan namun peluang untuk beraksi musim depan bersama Ducati turut terbuka menerusi Avintia Racing (Ducati).

Ini kerana Avintia membuat keputusan untuk meninggalkan saingan MotoGP hujung musim ini lantas membuka peluang pada VR46 untuk meneruskan perjanjian dengan Ducati bersama pelumba VR46 sedia ada, Luca Marini.

Bagaimanapun, senario itu turut bergantung kepada Ducati sama ada memilih VR46 sebagai pasukan satelit bagi 2022 atau memberi peluang itu kepada pasukan Gresini yang bakal menamatkan kerjasama dengan Aprilia di akhir musim.

Situasi ini sekaligus menyaksikan Yamaha kekal sebagai pilihan terbaik dengan Rossi.

Apatah lagi dengan masih tiada sebarang kata putus di antara Yamaha dan pasukan satelit Petronas Sepang Racing Team (PSRT) ketika ini, mengukuhkan lagi perjanjian itu akan diberikan kepada VR46.

“Kami sedang berbincang dengan Yamaha dan Ducati, kedua-dua pilihan ini ada kelebihan dan keburukan

“Buat masa ini peluang bersama kedua-dua pengeluar ini adalah 50-50 tetapi keputusan bukan terletak sepenuhnya pada kami.

“Pada pendapat saya, kami akan mengetahui segalanya selepas Mugello,” jelas Rossi.

Sementara itu, sekiranya VR46 menjadi pasukan satelit baharu Yamaha, PSRT berkemungkinan akan beralih kepada Suzuki dengan pengeluar Jepun itu dikhabarkan berminat mewujudkan pasukan satelit bagi 2022. – GPOne

Jorge Lorenzo sekali lagi berkongsi pendapatnya tentang perlumbaan MotoGP di di saluran YouTube 99seconds miliknya.

Bekas tiga kali juara dunia MotoGP itu kali ini menganalis persembahan pelumba veteran, Valentino Rossi di GP Sepanyol, baru-baru ini.

Seperti video sebelum ini, Lorenzo juga tidak berselindung berkongsi pendapatnya tentang prestasi tujuh kali juara dunia MotoGP itu di Jerez.

“Saya mengharapkan sesuatu yang lebih baik dari Rossi di Jerez atau sekurang-kurangnya memperbaiki keputusan perlumbaan.

“Dia juga jarang muncul di kaca tv dan beberapa kali dia tersasar dari landasan.

“Bukan sahaja dia lembab, pergerakan dia juga perlahan. Kita akan lihat sekiranya dia mampu membuat kejutan selepas ini,” jelasnya.

Tonton analisis Jorge Lorenzo di saluran 99seconds di bawah:

Selain dari Rossi, Lorenzo turut menganalisis kemenangan Jack Miller, dan meskipun dia memuji pelumba Australia itu, Lorenzo percaya Miller kurang kejituan untuk melakar kemenangan.

Aksi MotoGP kembali bersambung minggu depan di Litar Le Mans.

Valentino Rossi will have the chance to hang up his racing suit next season to take up the role of team principal for ARAMCO Racing Team VR46.

Rossi’s VR46 is confirmed to race in the 2022 MotoGP season after signing a 5-year agreement with Tanal Entertainment Sport & Media, the company of HRH Prince Abdulaziz Bin Abdullah Al-Saud.

Saudi Aramco was also announced as the team main sponsor starting from 2022 to 2026.

“It is a circle that closes. We started about ten years ago helping my brother, Migno, Morbidelli, who raced in CIV and arriving in MotoGP is a great satisfaction, a good thing for us and we have also done it for MotoGP and motorsport in general,” said Rossi.

Nevertheless, the 42-year-old rider plays down the possibility of him racing for his team.

“If I still want to race, I could keep a bike for myself, as I am the boss.

“In truth, this team doesn’t change much with my decision whether to continue or not because, as I’ve always said, it will depend on the results and my priority remains with Petronas.

“So at the moment, I would say that it is very difficult for me to race for my own team, but it is not 100 per cent certain, things can change from one day to the next.

“It’s difficult but not impossible,” he added.

Despite the confirmation to race in the premier class next season, one major aspect is still unclear, which bike will the VR46 jump on in 2022.

“We have talked to everyone, Aprilia, Ducati, Yamaha dan Suzuki but I don’t think the decision has been made,” he said.

After starting at the front-row just one week ago, Valentino Rossi will start the second round of Qatar GP at P21.

The 42-year-old Petronas Sepang Racing Team (PSRT) rider endured a miserable Q1 at Losail International Circuit, which will see him start the second round just ahead of the last spot, Lorenzo Savadori.

Last week, rear tyre trouble saw the Italian drop to twelfth place after starting the race at P4.

In search of a solution seems to backfired the PSRT rider as he only managed to clocked 1m 54.881s, far from his 1m 53.114s that he set a week earlier.

“It was very difficult today because we struggled a lot with the rear tyre. Compared to last week we tried to modify the setting and also some of the electronics, but I lost some performance in qualifying and I was not fast enough.

“We also haven’t been able to improve and we are putting too much stress on the rear tyre,” explained Rossi.

Meanwhile, MotoGP rookie and Pramac Racing rider Jorge Martin will lead the pack at P1, followed by his team-mate, Johann Zarco, at P2.

Last week winner, Maverick Vinales, completes the front row at P3.

“You have a lot of riders who are more clean and ride with a lot of respect for the opponents.

“You have some other riders like Binder, who ride a lot harder and don’t care about the rival,” said the multiple MotoGP world champion, Valentino Rossi, following a clash with Brad Binder during the season opener last weekend.

Binder slightly hit the Petronas Sepang Racing Team (SRT) rider in Qatar at Turn 1.

The 42-year-old rider then shares his opinion regarding the respect that current MotoGP riders have for their rivals this past few years.

“For me, it doesn’t depend very much on the position, but it depends very much on the different riders.

“Maybe, in this case, the word respect is too big, but it’s difficult to understand the limit because usually in the past sometimes you touch another rider, but you didn’t try to touch.

Valentino Rossi concluded the five days of MotoGP pre-season test with Petronas Yamaha Sepang Racing Team (SRT) in Qatar.

However, the 42 year-year old could not get on his YZR-M1 on the final day due to strong winds which caused the track to be filled with sands.

Nonetheless, Rossi expressed his satisfaction towards his new M1, with the Italian feels he is 85% done heading towards the season opener in Losail.

Valentino Rossi, Qatar MotoGP test, 12 March 2021

“We wasted one day, but fortunately yesterday we did all the important work/

“It’s a shame because we have some other things to try, including a long run for a race simulation.

“But for the rest, the balance is quite positive because especially in the last two days, we improved a lot the bike, the grip, the feeling,” he said.

Rossi also showed some love to Yamaha after last season blunder with the factory-spec M1.

“The positive is that Yamaha worked cleverly during the winter, and they brought here some good things like the new chassis and aerodynamics.

“This is very important because we have a lot of problems to improve for me in the last years.

“he second positive thing is the feeling with the new team and with all my staff [at Petronas] is beautiful, the atmosphere is good. So these two things make me happy,” he added.

Petronas Yamaha Sepang Racing Team (SRT) enters their third successful season in MotoGP with Franco Morbidelli and Valentino via virtual team presentation today.

Petronas SRT recorded stellar performance in 2020. Morbidelli finished the season as vice-champions in the premier class after accumulating 158 points, while Fabio Quartararo, who moved to the Yamaha factory team this season, finished 8th last year with 127 points.

The two secured six wins last season and helped the team clinched Top Independent Team and Top Independent Rider.

For 2021, Morbidelli will join his mentor and 8-time world champion, Valentino Rossi, to continue the team effort to battle out the world championship title.

Rossi will carry the “Factory-spec” Yamaha YZR-M1 while Morbidelli will continue with his reliable “A-spec+” machine that has proved fruitful last season compared to the ever-established factory bike.

Meanwhile, Razlan Razali expressed his desire to keep pushing for the upcoming season.

“We are proud to represent Malaysia and PETRONAS on the world stage in MotoGP for a third season as PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team.

“We are looking forward to the season ahead, eager to give Franco and Valentino the best opportunity. For Franco, it’s a fabulous opportunity to achieve even better things than his stellar season in 2020. For Valentino, we’re hoping the new team will give him the best opportunities to harness his talent and expertise.

“2020 was an incredible year for us, but we are mindful that there are always areas where we can improve. We expect another tough fight on track over the season ahead and we will be pushing at every step to support Franco and Valentino and ensure they have all the tools at their disposal,” he said.

Petronas Sepang Racing Team (SRT) team principal Datuk Razlan Razali admits the main challenge for the upcoming 2021 MotoGP is to make Valentino Rossi competitive again.

The 42-year old Italian will be the oldest rider on the grid when the new season kickstart in Qatar.

“Our challenge is to get him back on the podium. We hope with the new environment where it’s a bit more relaxed and with a great atmosphere present, he can settle down fast.

“He has this certain aura around him. The first time when I met him, I got goosebumps. I was starstruck when we sat down,” said Razlan.

Rossi swap places with the much younger Fabio Quartararo at Petronas SRT with the Frenchman went the opposite way to partner Maverick Vinales at the Yamaha factory team.

Meanwhile, Rossi will race the new season with his former protege Franco Morbidelli, who is currently the most successful rider who graduated from the VR46 academy after securing 2nd place behind world champion Joan Mir last season.

Rossi and Morbidelli will spearhead Petronas SRT title challenge this season.

Tiga kali juara dunia, Jorge Lorenzo, akui terkilan dengan keputusan Yamaha untuk meletakkan Valentino Rossi di pasukan satelit.

Rossi bakal memulakan kempen 2021 dengan Petronas Sepang Racing Team (SRT) bergandingan dengan Franco Morbidelli.

Rossi berhijrah selepas 15 tahun bersama pasukan pasukan factory Yamaha yang membuat keputusan untuk mengikat pelumba Perancis, Fabio Quartararo, meskipun pada awalnya menawarkan kontrak lanjutan terhadap pelumba veteran itu sebelumi ini.

Meskipun sertai pasukan satelit, Rossi akan terus beraksi dengan sokongan jentera factory manakala Morbidelli dengan jentera ‘Spec-A’.

Bercakap kepada Sky Italy , Lorenzo percaya meskipun mengejutkan namun dia yakin ertukaran pasukan tidak akan memberi kesan terhadap Rossi.

“Saya terkejut dengan keputusan Yamaha, saya langsung tidak menyangka/.

“Tetapi pada masa sama saya yakin dia akan tetap berikan yang terbaik.

“Perkara itu dibuktikan Quartararo dan Morbidelli yang berjaya memberi saingan dengan jentera masing-masing,” jelasnya.

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