Valentino Rossi on Yamaha and Ducati today: “They must decide, the game changed”

Valentino Rossi has warned his old team Yamaha that they must “do more” because they are in “great difficulty”.
Valentino Rossi, San Marino MotoGP, 17 September
Valentino Rossi, San Marino MotoGP, 17 September

Yamaha’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo bemoaned his bike’s performance as he was pipped to the world championship on the final day of the MotoGP season by Ducati’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia.

Ducati have already reinforced their 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:MotoGP 2023 rider line-up by adding 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Enea Bastianini, who won the second-most♎ races in 2022, to their factory team.

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"Yamaha always focuses on balancing the bike, a fairly easy bike and cornering,” ওsaid the legendary Rossi. 

“But now the distance to the Ducati is important. I must say that Duc🅰ati in recent years has put anyone in difficulty, all tღhe Japanese manufacturers are in great difficulty.”

MotoGP has already been rocked by the shock exi♋t of Japan-based Suzuki.

Rossi’s iconic career is linked to Yamaha, the team 𓃲that ꦬhe enjoyed his heyday with.

A two-year spell ꦏat Ducati - where a famous Italian rider joined🍷 a famous Italian brand - was disastrous.

Valentino Rossi, Algarve MotoGP, 5 November
Valentino Rossi, Algarve MotoGP, 5 November

Rossi never added to his seven world titles in the premier class in the final 12 seasons of his career, even after ♔leaving Ducati to return to Yamaha.

But his protege from the VR46 Academy, Bagnaia, beca𒆙me Ducati’s fꦦirst world champion in 15 years this season.

“In Ducati they have an aggressive ꦆway of worꦏking, many bikes on the track and everyone's data,” Rossi said.

“ꦡSo they have tak🃏en a step forward and the Japanese manufacturers will have to decide, because the game has changed: we need more money, more people... Will they feel like it? 

“They must understand that to win ✤they will have to do more. Ducati is reaping the benefits of Gigi Dall'Igna's work and now I think it's the best bike."

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