Confined to his home, Valentino Rossi chews on his brakes. Without knowing when the MotoGP season will start. And especially without knowing if it will be his last, he who will have to leave his handlebars to the French Fabio Quartararo within the official Yamaha team in 2021. To do what? There is the question, to which the Italian answered with a track in mind: "I really like being a DJ, even during parties or weddings of my friends. So this thing could possibly become a job: DJ for baptisms and weddings. "
But while awaiting a possible reconversion into a party leader, Rossi obviously did not evade the question of the coronavirus pandemic which is affecting Italy very hard. “I am in Tavullia, at home, and here the situation is very difficult because we are very affected by the virus. Many people are ill in Pesaro and Romagna. We're all homebound. ” And the "Doctor" clarified: "I am lucky to have a gym. I train and try to stay in shape. I also spend a lot of time watching movies and TV series with Francesca (his partner). We also play a lot of games like Gran Turismo. ” A way of passing the time that does not prevent him from thinking about the future. With this frustration at not having been able to gauge the first major prices of the season.
“It totally turned the plans upside down. I was hoping to be able to decide after the first part of the season whether I would continue, but now everything is out of step. ”
Valentino rossi"It totally turned the plans upside down," he said. I was hoping to be able to decide after the first part of the season if I would continue, but now everything is out of place. I would like a few races to understand if I can be competitive, that would be important. ” A desire to resume that Rossi knows he must face at the end of the health crisis linked to Covid-19. “Given the terrible scale of the epidemic, the deadlines seem to be getting longer. Euro football has been canceled when it was due to start only in June, so I think it will be difficult for us to run before July. " And already the six-time world champion in MotoGP to think about how to save the season: “It seems impossible to maintain 19 race weekends. A double round (therefore two races over a weekend), in the style of Superbike, would be an interesting format, knowing that the minimum for the championship to be validated is 13 races. We will see what Carmelo Ezpeleta (the promoter of the MotoGP circuit) decides, but above all we have to see what the virus decides. ” In the meantime, like some of his colleagues in Formula 1, Rossi does not rule out living ... virtual races, through a video game.
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