Battle of Promises in the Italian MotoGP

What an insane week for MotoGP! Riders have been making announcements for the 2017 season all week while discussing the Mugello weekend along with their own futures. Mugello is a race that will give even the champions some serious competition. Rossi’s comment that the “problem is that everybody has a strong chance to win” gives you a pretty good idea of what this race means…although the same guy who said this is also holding pole position tomorrow.

Rossi is also participating in the KISS (Keep It Shiny and Sustainable) Mugello campaign as well, with the purpose of maintaining Mugello’s facility. He is taking part in the effort to sell a T-shirt for charity and keeping Mugello green and immaculate. Thousands of fans come to watch “The Doctor” who has won at Mugello nine times.

“problem is that everybody has a strong chance to win”

Even with Rossi’s pole position; world champ, Jorge Lorenzo is five points ahead of both Marquez and Rossi and is called to keep his fans’ enthusiasm alive. Maverick Viñales, Andrea Iannone and Dani Pedrosa have all joined together for a press conference commenting on the Mugello race.

Dani Pedrosa is happy to have stayed with the Repsol Honda team for next season, enforcing their long-term relationship. He feels very positive as well when he knows that he is part of a very strong team which concentrates in the highest technology.

Mugello seem to be Jorge Lorenzo’s favorite track where his confidence is high and we might just see here what Marquez did at the COTA race this year. He’s had his best results with victories and second places. Jorge says he favors the layout and the surface of the track which makes him a strong competitor.

Last years world champ, Marc Marquez obviously is in this race though. He is the only rider to have functioned as an ‘obstacle’ to Lorenzo’s constant winning at Mugello in 2014, he comes in strong and very promising. He admits the mistake in Le Mans but he wants to make up for it with a great performance this Sunday. Still no announcement for a signed contract for next season from Marquez is increasing anticipation for this race and this season.