Listening and re-reading the agency launches that followed the declarations of the protagonists of the world championship that is about to begin, it would seem that there is not a single candidate for the title, from Bagnaia a Quartararo. And maybe it will be like this, in this first season afterwards Valentino Rossi that – in terms of driving style, talent and result – has influenced an era that will remain written by its quality, by its figure.
MotoGP 2022: the new season kicks off in Qatar
A year full of events and certainly not and exclusively dictated by the health emergency resulting from the pandemic, which marked the 2020 season in an overwhelming way, less invasive when it seemed that one should and wanted to run anyway. A new course begins on Friday 4 March, with the first day of free practice and Sunday’s race on the track of Qatar.
Marquez: the latest affront to Valentino Rossi
Mark Marquezfresh from a series of injuries that are both absurd and paradoxical, he has shown himself to be very proactive, aggressive on the eve of this first GP which will bring him back to perhaps have greater continuity and to leave behind the problems of his shoulder, eye and that last incident that deeply affected him and about which he has long been kept secret.
“Over the years I have learned to approach injuries differently – said Marquez – and to take the right recovery time. But as soon as I am physically back at one hundred percent, I will take the same risks on the track as always. Up until two years ago I had a perfect career, then I experienced the opposite, the worst moments in the life of an athlete. In these two years I have learned that if you can organize your life well, you can both be competitive on the track and have time for your personal life ”.
He did not fail, Marc to throw a gauntlet from a distance to the former rival of all time, protagonist of an overtaking that marked a World Championship and that has remained in the history of motorcycling:
“The first season without Valentino Rossi? He was not one of the main opponents for the title in recent years, and in fact I was looking to Bagnaia, Quartararo and Mir. Certainly there MotoGP loses an icon, but continues and I think it will be a good season ”.
Rossi had liquidated Marquez and that overtaking that earned him the World Cup
Yet another chapter in a saga that does not end with Valentino’s retirement? The same Rossi he always pointed out, even in the last interview given to Hyenashow different the sporting and track relationship with its historical antagonists was, such as Biaggi e Stoner eg.
Without fear of denial, it can be said that between the two at least in words there is no esteem, nor admiration.
“I’m focused on myself, I can’t waste time. Victory is not Sunday’s goal for now. Over the course of the year I will understand what my level will be. I will try and I know that we must not exaggerate in the first race. But there are 25 points up for grabs and I will have to hurry to figure out how to go faster, ”he added Marquez.
Back from silence and from the hell of injuries. Ready to experience a new phase in her career. With or without the shadow of Valentino Rossi.
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