Khairul Idham Pawi isn't yet sure of his 2021 plans, but if he remains at the Sepang team the Malaysian will probably find himself in the same Petronas colours as MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi.
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Jack Miller's confirmed switch to the factory Ducati MotoGP team, Valentino Rossi's talks with Petronas Yamaha and rumours Pol Espargaro will take over from rookie Alex Marquez at Repsol Honda.
- Casey Stoner has been asked for his opinion on the rumours that fellow MotoGP champion and former rival Valentino Rossi will extend his career by switching to Petronas Yamaha next season.
Valentino Rossi will finally be able to get his 25th grand prix season underway at Jerez in July. MotoGP's heavily revised 2020 calendar contains 13 all-European rounds, to be held at eight different circuits (see below).
Valentino Rossi has completed his first laps of a grand prix circuit since the end of the Qatar MotoGP test on February 24, after which escalating coronavirus restrictions saw the opening race weekend cancelled and a lockdown in Europe.
It's been over a year since Valentino Rossi stood on a real MotoGP podium, but the nine-time world champion at least claimed his first Virtual rostrum in Sunday's 'home' Misano broadcast.
There have been reports that Valentino Rossi has all but completed a deal to join Petronas Yamaha next season, including a further option for 2022, with only a few details to be decided.
- Diario de Jerez reports that a virtual meeting will be held today (Thrsday) to formally agree that the Jerez circuit will host the opening roun of the MotoGP season on July 19, then a second race one week later.
Petronas Yamaha team principal Razlan Razali has set out a deadline of 'July-August' to decide on the identity of Fabio Quartararo's 2021 MotoGP replacement.
When the factory Yamaha team decided they couldn't wait for Valentino Rossi to decide his MotoGP future and would sign Fabio Quartararo instead, they pledged to give the Italian a satellite seat should he race on in 2021.
Following Valentino Rossi's admission that he will need to settle his racing future before any MotoGP events are held this year, Yamaha Racing managing director Lin Jarvis thinks the
It was set to be a topic which would dominate in the opening rounds of the 2020 MotoGP season as Valentino Rossi took his time to decide the next step in his illustrious career. But that call could already have been made.
Valentino Rossi believes Jorge Lorenzo has faced the same MotoGP career crossroads in his tough year at Honda and return to Yamaha having undergone a similar situation himself during the Italian’s ill-fated two years at Ducati.
Valentino Rossi has revised his plan on deciding his MotoGP future as he admits he will have to make a call on whether to continue into 2021 before racing can start this year.
Maverick Vinales says it would be “the perfect situation” for him if MotoGP organisers pull together the second part of the regular season, while Monster Energy Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi would prefer a shorter season made up of the “best circuits”.
You might be Marc Marquez mad or a true Valentino Rossi superfan but have you ever wondered which of the MotoGP riders on the 2020 grid you share most in common with?
- Aprilia technical director Romano Albesiano believes “every team manager would want Andrea Iannone as a rider” following speculation around a potential return to Pramac. Iannone is currently serving an 18-month anti-doping ban which he is set to protest at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Maverick Vinales concedes he will be upset to lose Valentino Rossi as a Yamaha team-mate if he retires at the end of 2020, while he’s eager to learn from Jorge Lorenzo’s insight as new test rider.