The most important greeting, the one to the Italian fans, is now behind us, so now it’s time for Valentino Rossi to think about trying to end his career in MotoGP with a flourish. The last one-two will begin this weekend in Portimao, where the Yamaha rider Petronas had already obtained positive indications in the Portuguese Grand Prix last April.
The World Championship, in fact, has already made a stop on the Portuguese ups and downs this season, but the calendar changes imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic will bring back the two-wheeled Circus for the Algarve Grand Prix. Seven months ago, before falling, the “Doctor” seemed to be aiming for the top 10, a result he caught a couple of weeks ago at Misano. And it is from here that he wants to try to start again.
“Portimao is a difficult track and has some very special characteristics, which other circuits do not have. The first of the two races this year was not too bad for us, because I was able to get into the top 10, even if then unfortunately I fell, “said Rossi.
“The goal of this weekend is to try to have a good race and make our way to the best. I had a good feeling in the first race, especially on Sunday, so I hope we can be competitive and repeat a great result, like we did in the last race at Misano “, he added.
Dovizioso: “It’s difficult for me to fight right now”
Andrea Dovizioso, Petronas Yamaha SRT
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Different speech for Andrea Dovizioso, who must continue his path of adaptation to Yamaha in this fourth outing on the M1. Even the rider from Forlì can start from favorable indications, given that Portimao is one of the few tracks on which his predecessor Franco Morbidelli was able to be competitive even with the old “Spec-B”, battling for the podium until the end.
His approach to the weekend, however, always remains very cautious and aimed more at learning than hunting for an important result.
“The Algarve International Circuit is a very special track and I don’t really know how it will be with the Yamaha, especially because we are still learning new settings with the bike. I’m really curious to see if we can be competitive at Portimao, because in Misano we won’t we had the chance to be due to the changing track conditions, “said Dovizioso.
“I hope to make a step forward, because it is difficult for me to fight at the moment. I also hope that we can find good conditions in free practice, because we need it to continue to progress and make as many laps as possible on the bike,” he added.
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