Valentino love affair on again


Italian rider Valentino Rossi of team Movistar Yamaha celebrate after the final qualifiying round of MotoGp at Sepang circuit yesterday. (03/11/2018/ S.S.KANESAN/ The Star)

PETALING JAYA: The on-off affair between Italian veteran rider Valentino Rossi looks likely to be on again with the nine-tine world champion hinting that he wants to continue for another season.His statement in a media teleconference that he does not want his illustrious MotoGP career with the Covid-19 cloud over it, has again fuelled speculation that he will join Petronas Yamaha SRT.

Rossi admitted in the teleconference that the current situation was not the way he wanted his career to end and was hopeful of continuing with Yamaha in the 2021 world championship.

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