Valentino Rossi “won’t come back, we have to get used to that” says Lin Jarvis who discusses how MotoGP can rediscover high-profile

Valentino Rossi’s retirement, Marc Marquez’s injuries and F1’s rise are the reasons for a dip in MotoGP’s profile, says Lin Jarvis - but he insists it can turn around.
Valentino Rossi (ITA), Yamaha Factory Racing Team, Yamaha M1, 46, 2007 MotoGP World
Valentino Rossi (ITA), Yamaha Factory Racing Team, Yamaha M1, 46, 2007 MotoGP World

Four different riders on four different bikes have won the MotoGP championship in the past four years - Marquez (2019, Honda), Joan Mir (2020, Suzuki), 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo (2021, Yamaha) and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia (2022, Ducati).

But seven-time premier class champion Ros🐻si remains the most famous rider in MotoGP history and, ahead of the second season w𓃲ithout the legend on the grid, his old boss at Yamaha has been considering the sport’s popularity.

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"There is n🅠o doubt that Valentino Rossi had this unique attraction, history and charisma,” Jarvis told . 

“He is a household name all over the world and the absence of Valent💖ino definitely had some negative impacꦿt on the championship. Another factor was the absence of Marc Marquez, who had physical problems at the same time as Valentino's departure. 

“If we think back, the MotoGP world in the years before that was a loꦕt about Marc Marquez vs Valentino Rossi. And Marc is also a phenomenon. He's an eig🌜ht-time world champion who hasn't been in the game for two years.

Valentino Rossi (ITA), Yamaha Factory Racing Team, Yamaha M1, 46, 2007 MotoGP World
Valentino Rossi (ITA), Yamaha Factory Racing Team, Yamaha M1, 46, 2007 MotoGP World

“Thirdly, I think Formula 1 has done a very, very good job over the last couple of years and has generated a lot of interest from new viewers – partly because of the Netflix series and the way they have changed with social media. Formula 1 has𒅌 become 'hip'.

"Five years ago, the opposite was true. Formula 1 was in trouble, we were the reference in many ♓ways. We🎐 need to become more active again. 

“Valentino won't be coming back, we have to get used to that. We need a fit Marc and we need Honda back in the game. Honda is also an important reference and at the moment they are not really t☂here. They are definitely not where they should be."

But after two years of injury hell, Repsol Honda rider Marquez is set to return this year to vie against the younger generation for a championship which would equal the benchmark set by his enemy Rossi (seven tit🅰les).

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