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Former MotoGP racer Carlos Cecha believes the move to Petronas SRT is good for Valentino Rossi. However, according to him it would still be difficult for Rossi to win the race again.
The Doctor will race for Yamaha’s satellite team, Petronas SRT, in MotoGP 2021. Rossi said goodbye to the Japanese manufacturer after working together for the last eight seasons.
It is undeniable that Rossi has found it difficult to be competitive since the last four seasons. The nine-time world champion has won only once, which was achieved in Assen, Netherlands in 2017 and finished 13 times in the top three.
The 2020 season marked the worst result of Valentino Rossi’s career in the history of this championship. Rossi finished fifteenth with just one podium score and five retireds. The rider from Tavullia is getting more and more difficult because he was forced to miss a number of races due to being infected with the corona virus.
In fact, MotoGP 2020 should be an opportunity for Rossi to win the tenth title or at least return to the top flight again. Following the absence of Marc Marquez due to an accident from the first race.
Checa had competed with Rossi between 1996-2010. Checa believes Rossi himself knows that it will be difficult to win again.
“The move to Petronas, I think, Valentino can get better because it will take the pressure off him. This season he has made a number of mistakes and I think he will try to fix them,” Checa told Motosan.
“The drive to win or get a good result is what makes him make mistakes. And bad luck because COVID has forced him to miss several races and that’s what marks Valentino’s season. In that regard, this is a season where he should be able to fight for the title. “
“In my opinion, this will really hurt him because he knows this is a very good opportunity. Valentino knows very well that it will be very difficult for him to win again,” said Checa.
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