Valentino Rossi takes precedence, Vinales … goodbye Yamaha

Valentino Rossi and Fabio Quartararo have precedence in the future of Yamaha, Maverick Vinales is already looking around: Ducati and Suzuki are waiting for the yes.

Maverick Vinales' victory hovered in the Yamaha pit since last week, when he crashed at Phillip Island on the last lap. At Sepang we take the deserved revenge and take home the second seasonal success that can be worth third place in the standings. It is not enough to please the Figueres driver who is considering the Suzuki or Ducati hypothesis for 2021. Yet it is one of the best moments of his career, after the triumphant start in Yamaha in the 2017 season. Since then he has had to go through a tunnel of technical difficulties that have undermined stimuli and morals.

Hence the desire to change the air, with the Iwata team already oriented to appear with Valentino Rossi and Fabio Quartararo in the two-year period 2021-2022. Unofficial paddock voices, but if they do not arrive they also confirm the categorical denials. "I don't know, I enjoy the moment – he closed Maverick Vinales after the Malaysian victory -. I live this incredible moment, so I don't think of anything else. I think I enjoy this victory today and the future will come. Now I'm focused on giving my best and giving the team the races they deserve". Right now that the Yamaha M1 begins to inspire fear at Marc Marquez's Honda.

Despite the not particularly brilliant results, Valentino Rossi seems to enjoy a preferential way. If he decides to further extend his career in MotoGP, the Spaniard would be cornered. Fabio Quartararo is proving to be able to make better use of the M1 than the others. Lacking in experience, as emerged in the Sepang race. But the French is pure instinct, innate talent, he has the right amount of fun necessary to play with Marc Marquez. In Ducati he would find an aggressive bike, which could well adapt to his driving style. And a contract worthy of note from a financial point of view. Vinales is thinking about it. Or maybe he has already decided.