Rossi Has Signed Petronas Yamaha Deal To Stay In MotoGP
VALENTINO ROSSI is ready to extend his time in the MotoGP World Championship with the Petronas Yamaha squad, with the nine-time world champion expected to announce a two-year deal at next week’s opening round of 2020 at Jerez. Rossi has been in talks with the Malaysian-based satellite team for months while the coronavirus pandemic has halted his chances to test out both his abilities and the capability of Yamaha’s 2020 M1 machine, after initially saying that he wanted to take a number of races to make his decision. However, it seems the unusual circumstances of 2020 have prompted him to make the call without any track time, with an announcement now expected to come in the next week, before track action kicks off at Jerez for a double-header season opening. Surprisingly, Rossi is expected to sign for two seasons, aiming to keep racing in MotoGP until at least the end of 2022 and until he turns 43. Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis has already pledged his full support to Rossi...