How Rossi’s Petronas Yamaha deal is drawing closer
From taking time to assess his MotoGP future to having the decision effectively made for him, Valentino Rossi has made the first steps on the path to joining the satellite SRT-run Petronas Yamaha squad
Since announcing his previous contract renewal with Yamaha a little more than two years ago, Valentino Rossi has been forced to sound like a broken record, repeating when asked that he would only continue his career beyond next December if he was still competitive.
A rider who stepped onto the podium twice in 2019 and finished seventh overall in the MotoGP world riders' championship could certainly be considered as such. However, if your view is that a legend of such status as nine-time world champion Rossi should only race if he has a chance of winning the title, then the picture starts to look very different.
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