Team VR46 Enter MotoGP

[Yorick]

Hmm, wonder which manufacturer?

And now Rossi can ride for as long as he likes. They won't sack him

https://www.bikesportnews.com/news/news ... di-backing

[KungFooBob]

I dunno, if he doesn't win they might chop his hands off.

[Bigyin]

Hmm, wonder which manufacturer?

Mock up shows a Yamaha badge but that seems doubtful as Monster and Petronas seem to have those sown up ....... Suzuki satellite team is my bet for them to get more bikes on the grid for manufacturers points

[weeksy]

Hmm, wonder which manufacturer?

And now Rossi can ride for as long as he likes. They won't sack him

https://www.bikesportnews.com/news/news ... di-backing

I wouldn't put me on the bike if i were him.

Will be interesting to see who he goes with, both as a rider context and a machine context.

[Rp1]

Aprilia for the bike and Dovi as one of the riders.
Well that's what I'm saying

[weeksy]

Aprilia for the bike and Dovi as one of the riders.
Well that's what I'm saying

I think Suzuki is a good shout and quite a catch for both him and them.

[Yorick]

Aprilia for the bike and Dovi as one of the riders.
Well that's what I'm saying

And Lorenzo

Old fart racing team

[KungFooBob]

I don't think there's enough money in the world to pay George to have Rossi as his boss.

[Yorick]

I don't think there's enough money in the world to pay George to have Rossi as his boss.

More chance than MM

[weeksy]

I don't think there's enough money in the world to pay George to have Rossi as his boss.

MArtin, Mir, Lecuona, Morbidelli etc have shown there's no requirement for an old hand. The young guns can hit the track hard and will be flying quickly if you give them the right bikes and engineers. That's not open to discussion any more. Gone are the days of needing someone old and experienced to get you near the pointy end.

I'm betting there's a certain young KTM backed rider who's sitting there smirking at the idea of this.

[G.P]

From motorsport website:

"It remains unclear which manufacturer VR46 will join forces with in 2022.

Motorsport.com understands its preference is Suzuki, but the Japanese marque is yet to publicly firm up any plans to field two more GSX-RR's from 2022.

Ducati recently confirmed to Motorsport.com that it planned to continue running six bikes in 2022 despite Avintia's departure, and is understood to be close to a deal with Gresini – who will return to independent status in 2022 having run Aprilia's factory entry since 2015.

Rossi's right-hand man Uccio Salucci said earlier in the year that VR46's "heart" lies with Yamaha: "We don't know which bike we will go to MotoGP with, [but] for sure we all know that our heart is with Yamaha."

Yamaha's current deal with Petronas SRT expires at the end of 2021, with Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis admitting earlier this year that discussions for a satellite partner for next season will likely be between SRT and VR46.

It's also unclear what a VR46 team in 2022 means for Rossi's own racing career, with the nine-time grand prix world champion keen to continue.

However, SRT boss Razlan Razali noted earlier this year that Rossi has performance criteria in his contract he must meet before any discussions about 2022 with Yamaha can be had"

[Yorick]

More thoughts here..

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/97618 ... and-beyond

[Rockburner]

I don't think there's enough money in the world to pay George to have Rossi as his boss.

MArtin, Mir, Lecuona, Morbidelli etc have shown there's no requirement for an old hand. The young guns can hit the track hard and will be flying quickly if you give them the right bikes and engineers. That's not open to discussion any more. Gone are the days of needing someone old and experienced to get you near the pointy end.

I'm betting there's a certain young KTM backed rider who's sitting there smirking at the idea of this.

Hasn't Rossi been running a 'school' for local talent in Italy for a few years now? I bet there's a few of them who'll be on the shortlist.

[weeksy]

I don't think there's enough money in the world to pay George to have Rossi as his boss.

MArtin, Mir, Lecuona, Morbidelli etc have shown there's no requirement for an old hand. The young guns can hit the track hard and will be flying quickly if you give them the right bikes and engineers. That's not open to discussion any more. Gone are the days of needing someone old and experienced to get you near the pointy end.

I'm betting there's a certain young KTM backed rider who's sitting there smirking at the idea of this.

Hasn't Rossi been running a 'school' for local talent in Italy for a few years now? I bet there's a few of them who'll be on the shortlist.

Yes, but none are exactly destroying the field like Pedro Acosta....

[Skub]

I had a small 46 sticker on my Gixxah years ago,seems I was ahead of the game!

[Yorick]

I'm pretty sure his brother will be involved at sometime