MotoGP | Rossi Petronas negotiation: “Valentino Rossi is the most important rider in history”

MotoGP Motorcycle World Championship 2020 – Valentino Rossi will have to decide his future shortly and will have to do so without having had the chance to get on the track due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

With his place in the hands of the young Fabio Quartararo, the doors of Team Petronas are open for him, which is ready to welcome him complete with an official bike given the support of Yamaha Motor Company.

In this regard, the Director of the Malaysian team Johan Stigefelt spoke, saying: “In my personal opinion, he is the rider in the history of MotoGP who has had the greatest influence on and off the track.” Below are the other statements the German made to Speedweek.com.

Statements Johan Stigefelt Team Petronas Yamaha 2021 Valentino Rossi

“When we talk about Valentino's story, it is important to say that we are talking about the most important rider in the history of MotoGP and one of the most famous athletes in all disciplines. This is very, very interesting for us as a team, of course with our partners, but we haven't had a conversation with Vale yet. We have consulted with Yamaha, but we haven't really sat down yet to look at the details of the entire Rossi involvement project. I would also like to underline that we must involve our partners in this discussion. They are the key. So before anyone knows anything, our partners should know. It's a little early to think about Rossi, but I would like to underline that, in my personal opinion, he is the rider in the history of MotoGP who has had the greatest influence on and off the track. If we can reach an agreement, as a team we will do everything we can to satisfy him and build a strong team around him that he will feel comfortable with. All of us, Razlan (Team Owner), myself and the whole team, are competitive people. We know where we want to go and we have a great package and great relationships with Yamaha. Rossi will certainly receive full support from them. It's too early to talk about his coaching team. This is one of the points we will discuss with him.”