Valentino Rossi is going through a less positive moment in his career as a professional rider. The Italian has not won since Assen (2017) and the performance of his M1 does not seem to improve drastically.

Although the situation is not the most desirable, Rossi made it clear that he will stay with Yamaha until the end of 2020 and can continue to be competitive. For that to happen, he will need a more powerful bike and a softer power delivery for Michelin tires, according to the Italian himself.

‘If you look at the numbers, Marquez can beat my records, but I do not care. I look at my career and I think it’s good. I could have won more world championships, and perhaps the biggest regret is not having won it in Valencia 2006 when I made an unforgivable mistake’, said quoted by solomoto.es.