MotoGP Gossip: 2020 Yamaha key factor in Rossi’s future
- Yamaha team manager Massimo Meregalli details the developments trialled by Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales on the M1 2020 prototype and accepts the improvements next season will have a key bearing on Rossi’s decision to continue beyond next year. (Speedweek)
- Yamaha team manager Massimo Meregalli details the developments trialled by Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales on the M1 2020 prototype and accepts the improvements next season will have a key bearing on Rossi’s decision to continue beyond next year. (Speedweek)
- As part of the build-up to the San Marino MotoGP at Misano, Rossi will join a parade from his Tavullia Ranch to the headquarters of his VR46 fan club across town. (La Gazzetta Dello Sport)
- Meanwhile, Rossi has been altering his Tavullia Ranch by building a new flat track dirt oval to train on. Rossi is keen to improve his rear-wheel drifting skills on the surface and layout which Marc Marquez credits with honing his strengths in MotoGP. (Speedweek)
- Andrea Iannone has described his switch to Aprilia as “the most difficult challenge of my life” as he assesses the team’s tasks ahead in MotoGP. (MotoGP.com – Login required)
- Michelin wants to see lap records broken again at Misano after creating history at the San Marino MotoGP 12 months ago. The French tyre manufacturer is supplying both symmetric front (soft, medium and hard) and rear (soft) plus asymmetric rear (medium and hard) tyres. (GPOne.com)
