Raising the next Rossi

Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) is a name synonymous with the MotoGP™ World Championship, a rider who has proven himself on track again and again. But in recent years ‘The Doctor’ has began to focus on his legacy and helping to promote the next generation of Italian racers. In March of 2014 he opened the VR46 Academy, Franco Morbidelli, Luca Marini, Andrea Migno, Nicolò Bulega , Romano Fenati and Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia his first pupils.... news RSS on motogp.com - The Official MotoGP Website

Rossi: “We don‘t have the feeling or enough confidence”

It’s rare to see Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) outside the top ten; it’s even rarer to see all four of the Yamaha riders outside of the top ten. The GoPro Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland got off to a difficult start, a damp and cold track resulting in a terrible first day for Yamaha. Free Practice 1 was cut short by spots of rain, Rossi electing to remain in the pits rather than go back out in the wet. The second session of the day began in similar circumstances, Rossi not waiting around this time. Despite improving his FP1 time by 0.757s, ‘The Doctor’ concluded Friday in 14th overall....

Valentino Rossi returns to winning ways

The Dutch weekend of the 2013 season has proven to be action-packed, both on and off the track, ever since the MotoGP community arrived at Assen earlier in the week. Lorenzo generated many of the headlines, having been cleared to race less than four hours before the start and having travelled back from an operation in Barcelona. Rossi’s afternoon started from fourth on the grid. A decisive pass on LCR Honda MotoGP’s Stefan Bradl saw the Yamaha rise to third in a very strong move at the chicane as the first lap came to a close. The Italian then proceeded to hunt down the Hondas, dispatching of Marquez on Lap 4 and Pedrosa on Lap 6 in what was a similar