Rossi will continue to drive in MotoGP “99 percent of the time” in 2021

“I want to continue racing and it is almost certain that I will be at Yamaha-Petronas in 2021,” said the nine-time world champion on Sky Italia on Wednesday: “At the moment we are still talking, but I can say 99 percent that I will still be on the track next season.” In 2021, the young Frenchman Fabio Quartararo (21) will take Rossi's place in the Yamaha factory team. Rossi has been part of the World Cup circus since 1996 and has shaped the sport as a global figurehead. However, the seven-time premier class world champion (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009) has not won a race since 2017. Recently, Rossi had raised doubts that he could end his incomparable career. “During the lockdown, I discovered that I can still have fun in life. Maybe it would be easier to call it quits now and without fans around me,” the exceptional driver explained, linking a continuation of his career to competitiveness. He will only move to Petronas “if I think I can be competitive and fight for victory. “I will not be joining Petronas for a farewell tour,” Rossi said. So he seems to be convinced of that now. The MotoGP season will continue next weekend in Jerez, Spain, after the Corona forced break.

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Rossi will continue to drive in MotoGP “99 percent of the time” in 2021

The Italian motorcycle superstar Valentino Rossi (41) apparently hasn't had enough yet.

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