Czech Republic GP – Valentino Rossi to honor his contract with Yamaha in 2020 –

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Valentino Rossi to honor his contract with Yamaha in 2020

Czech Republic GP - Valentino Rossi to honor his contract with Yamaha in 2020 -

The veteran of the MotoGP field is wringing his neck at rumors of his early retirement before the end of his engagement with Yamaha until the end of 2020, evoking unfounded and invented information during a tune-up on the sidelines of the 2019 Czech Republic GP.

This is the gloomy face that Valentino Rossi approached the summer break on the evening of the German GP in early July, and for good reason: his mid-season record is his worst in MotoGP with only 80 points scored in nine races. Even his Ducati period had been more productive !

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Something to fuel the fear of seeing her, especially since her last victory dates back to the 2017 Dutch GP, which is already 36 unsuccessful races. Even more worrying: Rossi fails to regain speed in the M1, for example showing a 20-second deficit in his race time at the Sachsenring compared to the previous year.

At the same time, n ° 46 witnessed, helplessly, the prodigious rise to power of beginner Fabio Quartararo – 20 years his junior! – which connects pole and podiums on a less evolved Yamaha. His teammate Viñales is also returning to the forefront on the second factory M1, after a complicated start to the season..

In short, the genius of the Alpine pastures – recent witness to the wedding of his best friend Alessio "Uccio" Salucci below – is going through a tormented period which inevitably brings back the rs, for some even before the end of his contract with Yamaha at the end of 2020 (l Italian will then be 41 years old).

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A possibility that the official was keen to rule out during an interview with the press just before the first tests of the 2019 Czech Republic GP, citing unfounded information issued by the media only to make "the headlines".

"I will run in 2019 and 2020"

"It was fun to see everything that was said," said the nine-time world champion, a necessarily interested witness to all these rumors during the break. "But this is unfounded and invented information: I will be racing this year and next year too, there has never been any doubt about it".

Czech Republic GP - Valentino Rossi to honor his contract with Yamaha in 2020 -

The veteran of the plateau, half-amused, half-annoyed by the situation, also wisely underlined the need to first focus on the current season before drawing any plans for the next one.. 

"Before thinking about next year, you have to be fast already this year," he said as he had gone through four difficult races, three of which finished on the mat. Valentino Rossi now believes he must "do better and work more" to correct the situation on the next ten races. 

Yamaha’s future no longer depends on Rossi, says Lin Jarvis

Because time is running out for the greatest star of the modern era of Grand Prix, inexorably caught up with his age. Fighting for victory becomes difficult for him against the new generations of drivers, ready to take more risks to shine. A situation that did not escape his own employer… 

"With all due respect, the future of Yamaha in MotoGP no longer lies with Valentino Rossi," said Lin Jarvis, official Yamaha team manager. "He may be competitive for one, two or three more years, but our level of dependence on him has changed. His legacy at Yamaha is already established.".

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