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During the MotoGP weekend in Catalonia, the signing between Valentino Rossi and Yamaha Petronas arrived. Pol Espargarò’s comment: “He’s not my idol.”
September 28, 2020 – 7:43 p.m.
The GP of Catalonia in the MotoGP category ends with zero points for Pol Espargarò. On the weekend of the Valentino Rossi announcement, this time the KTM rider has a difficult time taking off with his RC16 due to a grip problem. After 12 laps, his race had to come to a halt, thanks to an anomalous choice of medium compound at the front.
On Saturday in Montmelò Pol Espargarò could not remain indifferent to the news of the renewal of Valentino Rossi. The signing with Yamaha Petronas SRT made the world speak, but his esteem is not so deep towards the 41-year-old from Tavullia … “I don’t know how important it is for the championship, because if it leaves it is not how many people we will lose or anything. But it’s good to race as long as possible with Rossi. He is not my idol, but he is a type of driver who never gives up, who has adapted to the new generations.“.
Tire problem, at Le Mans for redemption
The Catalan KTM leaves the home circuit with a zero in its pocket, its third retirement of the season. This time it’s not an accident that brings him back to the pits early, but tire wear. “It was not a race like Brno or Spielberg, where we fought for great success before the two crashes. Couldn’t have done better than a seventh or eighth place“After fighting with Danilo Petrucci he lost the lead, making up for a fall and losing valuable points for the MotoGP classification.
The focus is on the upcoming Le Mans GP, where Pol hopes to have softer compounds. “They all rode the soft compound at the front. We at KTM were the only ones to average at the front. Only Binder finished the race, Miguel also crashed (Oliveira, ndr). I like Le Mans, I’m usually always fast there. We have to start over and regain positive feelingsBut there he will also find his “non-idol” Valentino Rossi eager to redeem himself from the mistake that denied him a certain podium.
