World news – AU – MotoGP 2020: «  A special moment,  » Valentino Rossi prepares an emotional farewell to the Yamaha Factory Team – Sports News, Firstpost

Valentino Rossi will bring the curtain down on his 15-year Yamaha Motorcycle Factory at the last race of the season in Portugal on Sunday..

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Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi said it will be a « special moment » when the curtain comes down on his 15-year Yamaha Motorcycle Factory in the last race of the season in Portugal on Sunday..

Joan Mir’s World Championship may already be guaranteed but second place and the Manufactures’ title will also be on the line at Portimao..

Rossi, who has won seven of his world titles in the Elite class, is among a number of riders who have bid farewell, as Andrea Dovizioso heads to a planned vacation and Cal Cruschlo out of the series to become a Yamaha Test contestant next year.

Rossi will join Yamaha’s Petronas team, leaving the plant to go ahead with Fabio Quartararo alongside Maverick Vinales in 2021.

« Sunday will be a special moment because it was a long journey together, » Rossi, who has spent two stints with Yamaha, said Thursday..

« Our story is divided into two parts and I have to say thanks to everyone at Yamaha for giving me another chance after two years with Ducati.. Because I was so desperate so it was essential for me to get back to the factory team.

« Part two was also quite long. We won a little less but anyway it was a great experience with lots of unforgettable moments. I will definitely miss the team a lot.

Paul Espargaro, Jack Miller, Johan Zarco and Danilo Petrucci were also among those leaving for the new pastures..

Espargaro and Miller could also break an all-time record by taking top of the podium to become the 10th winner of a different race in a season Mir was on his way to winning the championship without a single race win less than a month ago.. .

Mir managed to ditch the mark by winning the European Grand Prix but the Suzuki Spain rider would like nothing more than adding a final touch to his decisive performance last week, when seventh in Valencia was enough to become the first new MotoGP champion since Marc Marquez in 2013..

Mir said, « It’s something I’ve been fighting all my life, since I was 10 years old. ».

“I had this dream on my mind and I didn’t stop until I had this title.

His Spanish teammate Alex Reigns is looking for a runner-up position but with work required, as he sits four points behind Franco Morbidly of Petronas Yamaha SRT in the overall ranking.

Morbelli will also have a spring in his stride after the Italian finished first in the Valencia Grand Prix last week, crossing the 0 streak.. 093seconds ahead of Miller to claim his third victory of the season.

Reigns wasn’t far behind in fourth place and the Suzuki Team will hope to add a makers’ championship to the Knight and Team titles. .

Must be Ducati, since the two are equal on points. Yamaha is also in sporting competition, by 13 points.

“We hope to complete the Triple Crown, that’s going to be absolutely incredible,” Suzuki manager David Preeview said this week. .

Crutchlow ends his career as a full-time racer this weekend, which included 168 races in First Division, making his debut in 2011.

Dovizioso will be riding for the last time before taking a break in 2021 as Espargaro heads to Red Bull KTM Factory Racing next season.

Miller will move to Team Ducati from Pramac, to be replaced by Zarko from Esponsorama Racing. Petrucci will replace Ducati with Red Bull KTM Tech 3.

Update date:

November 20, 2020 12:53:31 IST

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Hamilton, a six-time defending champion who is looking to win the seventh world title that equates to a record in Sunday’s race, was only sixth in qualifying with teammate Valtteri Bottas in ninth place. .

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