The era of Valentino Rossi in Moto GP is over

Lovata Andrean

Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi

The era of Valentino Rossi in Moto GP is over – Aprilia Gresini boss, Fausto Gresini, said the era of Valentino Rossi (Petronas Yamaha SRT) was over. He reflected on the bad results achieved by The Doctor – Rossi's nickname – in MotoGP 2020.

Rossi has slumped in the last few seasons. Rossi hasn't even won a race for a long time. The Italian rider finally scored a victory at the 2017 Dutch MotoGP. Since then, Rossi's greatest achievement has been finishing in the top three.

Rossi's poor performance was once again presented in MotoGP 2020. Rossi only won one podium in 14 races this season. Rossi climbed to the top of the stands when he finished 3rd in the 2020 Andalusia MotoGP.

Then, Rossi achieved quite good results in the next four races even though he did not climb to the top of the stands. However, Rossi's performance dropped and he didn't get any points in the next six races.

Rossi failed to finish 4 times and missed two races because he tested positive for Covid-19. After recovering from Covid-19, Rossi was only able to occupy twelfth status in the last two races of this season.

Rossi also achieved the worst results throughout his career in the world of professional racing. Rossi finished 16th in the final standings only because he was able to collect 66 points so far this season. Rossi's worst result was finishing 9th in the 125cc class in the 1996 season.

This evidence made Gresini view Rossi's era in MotoGP as over. The Aprilia boss actually wants to see Rossi win the race again. However, he thinks it will be difficult because of the emergence of several potential young riders in the last few seasons.

“Vale – Rossi's nickname, as we know, he is an extraordinary rider. "He can show that at his current age," said Gresini, quoting from GP One, Sunday (20/12/2020).

“Sometimes I think it would be great if Rossi won the race. "However, I feel sad when I see him finish 15th or 13th," he said.

“I see him as one of the best. He is still strong, but now there are several riders who are in their 20s. He will be 42 years old next season. Everything has a period. "This is ugly to mention, but this is a fact," said Gresini.

source: okezone.com

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