Valentino Rossi tries the last sprint with the jolt Munoz

In the box of Valentino Rossi too many errors of strategy in the 2019 season. David Munoz last stroke of the tail to write the last chapter of the legend.

In the 2019 MotoGP season Valentino Rossi went well below expectations, slipping from the third place in 2018 to the seventh in 2019. An involution dictated in large part by the rise of emerging riders such as Alex Rins and Fabio Quartararo. But also from a series of technical problems that the Doctor has suffered more than the other Yamaha pilots.

If on the one hand the French rookie of the Petronas SRT team breaks down every alibi, some gaps in the M1 result evident from the lack of Quartararo victories. The consumption of the rear tire seems to concern above all the 40-year-old from Pesaro. The Yamaha colleagues fill this gap with a different driving style, but being able to be highly competitive on the dry lap, they have the privilege of starting ahead and stressing the tires less with pursuit. Valentino Rossi, as usual and vice versa, observed Fabio's data during race weekends, but without finding the necessary solutions.

MUNOZ SHOCK IN THE DOCTOR'S BOX

Inside the box of Valentino Rossi, one of the big problems of the 2019 MotoGP season is called strategy. Exemplary of what happened in the last round in Valencia. 12th at the end of Q2, a smear that the nine-time world champion cannot afford. Because the position on the starting grid strongly decides the outcome of the race, especially if you don't have a horse power that can make the difference. Last summer Lin Jarvis emphasized this handicap in the VR46 box side, but his staff was not always impeccable. "One always strives to make the strategy as accurate as possible – explained the champion of Tavullia in Valencia -. It also takes luck … However I shouldn't have been out at that time. We need to improve next year".

At the expense of Silvano Galbusera, whose farewell had already been announced in Thailand. Valentino Rossi tries to follow in the footsteps of Vinales, with the courageous choice to replace the expert Ramon Forcada with Esteban Garcia. Not finishing the season as the best Yamaha rider weighs on morale and can affect the future of the nine times world champion. The last shot from the tail bears the signature of David Munoz, a daring bet before the final announcement. "As for the organization of work and the preparation of practice sessions I think I can bring something new"Stressed the 41-year-old Spanish technician. Evidently he was able to immediately put his finger in the wound …