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The 2020 MotoGP season is going crazy. What is noticeable across the board is the advancement of the young drivers with four main winners in the first half of the season. It turned out to be almost five o’clock, but Rossi’s protégé Pecco Bagnaia was slowed down by a crash at Misano.
Does Valentino Rossi, 41, have an explanation for the development? “I don’t think you need an explanation. The new age, the new generation is ready to succeed. You learn a lot in Moto2, which is a great class to understand MotoGP. This is why people like Binder are very fast as a newbie. Others, like Bagnaia and Oliveira, already have a year of experience ”.
“I think this generation is very competitive, Quartararo was already very competitive last year,” continued the VR46 mentor. “On the one hand, they learn a lot in Moto2, but on the other hand you just have to look at the names: there is no special reason, we only have these three or four young riders who are very strong and could be the future of MotoGP.”
Speaking of the future: Rossi announced Thursday that the results of the first half of the 2021 season will decide whether he will extend his career any further. Would current results be enough to persuade the nine-time world champion to continue?
“Yes. Last year I was very frustrated, especially after Mugello. There were some good ones in the first races and I have been on the podium several times. But then we got lost and I had a lot of problems. Mugello was a nightmare. Barcelona was not so bad. , but then came the collision with Lorenzo. Assen was a disaster, Sachsenring was a disaster, and some more races at the end of the season like Aragon and Malaysia, “he listed.
“Other than the results, I just couldn’t ride my bike and be strong enough. So I made changes to the team, especially with David, “said” Okay, “referring to his new team leader, David Muñoz. “If I had had the same feeling at the beginning of the season, I would have said to myself that it was better to quit. But the truth is that the situation is much better. Of course it is difficult because the level is very high. But we work well and I think I can be strong. So yeah, I would go on for a year with results like this. “
By the way: This Saturday the official confirmation of the conclusion of the contract with Petronas Yamaha is expected.
Drivers’ world championship after 7 out of 14 races:
1. Dovizioso 84 Punkte. 2. Quartararo 83. 3. Viñales 83. 4. Mir 80. 5. Morbidelli 64. 6. Miller 64. 7. Nakagami, 63. 8. Oliveira 59. 9. Rossi 58. 10. Pol Espargaró 57. 11. Binder 53. 12. Rins 44. 13. Zarco 36. 14. Petrucci 31. 15. Bagnaia 29. 16. Alex Márquez 24. 17. Aleix Espargaró 18. 18. Lecuona 15. 19. Smith 11. 20. Rabat 7. 21 Crutchlow 7. 22. Pyrrhus 4.
Constructors’ Championship after 7 of 14 races:
1. Yamaha 138 Punkte. 2. Ducati 115. 3. KTM 104. 4. Suzuki 93. 5. Honda 63. 6. Aprilia 26.
MotoGP, Catalunya-GP, combined timesheet 25.9.
1. Morbidelli, Yamaha, 1:39 789 min
2. Zarco, Ducati, + 0.109 seconds
Folder, KTM, + 0.219
4. Viñales, Yamaha, + 0.419
5. Nakagami, Honda, + 0.623
6. Quartararo, Yamaha, + 0.642
7. Mir, Suzuki, + 0.652
8. Pol Espargaró, KTM, + 0.685
9. Alex Marquez, Honda, + 0.689
10.Rossi, Yamaha, + 0.713
11. Rinses, Suzuki, + 0.749
12. Miller, Ducati, + 0.837
13. Crutchlow, Honda, + .965
14. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, + 1,002
15. Dovizioso, Ducati, + 1,072
16. Lecuona, KTM, + 1,082
17. Oliveira, KTM, +1239
18. Smith, Aprilia, + 1,306
19. Bradl, Honda, +1 471
20. Bagnaia, Ducati, + 1,548
21. Rabat, Ducati, + 1.884
22. Petrucci, Ducati, + 2270
