Rossi continues with Honda?

Rossi-Honda, it's contract time

The HRC team manager: "No problem"

More than the ranking, Valentino Rossi now has to think about the renewal
of the contract. An obstacle that should be less insurmountable than in two seasons
ago when the relationship with Honda seriously risked going up in smoke.
By the end of the month the Pesaro native will meet the leaders of the Japanese company.
"Valentino wants to stay at Honda and Honda wants Valentino. We have to
discuss some details" said HRC team manager Carlo Fiorani.

Also because for the four-time world champion, whose agreement with Honda
will expire at the end of this year, there is no shortage of alternative offers.
Starting from the Italian teams of Aprilia and Ducati. President Ivano Beggio
he has never made a secret of dreaming of a return of Rossi with whom he won
the 125 and 250 championship, but they are also doing it in Borgo Panigale
a little thought to build what could be the couple of your dreams
Italian enthusiasts. At Honda, however, they don't care. "The voices
about Valentino's future? If I were in the place of the other teams, it's normal
that I would contact him immediately to find out his availability – admitted Fiorani
– He's the strongest rider, taking an interest in him is the least you can do
can do. But at the moment the Rossi-Honda partnership is not under discussion.
We will talk about the contract from next week."

The only real obstacle might be money. We are talking about around 10 million
of Euro. "The economic part can be a problem – he gets his hands on it
forward Fiorani – It all depends on the request and whether the company has the possibility
fulfill it. It's normal company policy. In this specific case, however, not
I think there will be problems. We know Rossi's requests and I hope that
signature is reached as soon as possible. We should have discussed this already
this week, but we expect Suguru Kanazawa (the president) to be there too
of the HRC, ed.). Now I don't see any shadows on the horizon, the agreement is one thing
simple enough. Then we must also take into account the technical requests
of the pilot. He wants a winning bike and I think Honda has it for him so far
date". From a technical point of view, Honda has already planned
a new design for a six-cylinder engine. “In the years to come we can
offer Rossi a different bike that could be equally successful
– explained Fiorani – Honda has been working on a new project for some time.
For now there is not yet a prototype on the track, it is only a project
computer". Will it be enough to convince Rossi to continue his marriage?

source: Tgcom.it