2021 marks a paradigm transfer of MotoGP, and Valentino Rossi wasted virtually no time in greeting 2012 having a simple wish dressed up in the now instantly-recognisable Petronas Yamaha SRT colours. His message is straightforward, yet effective to obtain us excited for what the 2021 MotoGP championship season provides.
\”Happy New Year, everyone! I'm thrilled to join the Petronas Yamaha Sepang Racing Team for 2021. I have seen what the team has been doing over the last two years, so I'm very excited to see what we can do together. I can not wait to become dealing with the team and obtain on the track,\” stated the nine-time world champion.
The video was obviously shot after the season this past year, also it actually says a lot. Underneath that Petronas Yamaha SRT sweater, Rossi is seen wearing the factory Yamaha shirt, which points to his exact position inside the Yamaha camp. He's still a very important rider to Yamaha, despite his performance last year compared to the other Yamaha riders.
Although he'll be riding for Yamaha's satellite team, he'll will also get a significant role in developing the Yamaha YZR-M1 and the input will be taken into account by its engineers. He'll also be riding the factory-spec bike, where we hoped that his teammate and protégé, Franco Morbidelli, will be getting exactly the same treatment considering his excellent leads to 2021 despite using an older bike.
