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2021 FIM MotoGP World Championship
2021 Barwa Grand Prix of Qatar
Losail International Circuit
Lusail, Qatar
Sunday, 28 March 2021
Valentino Rossi is excited for a fresh challenge as he prepares for his 22nd season competing in motorcycling's top category.
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Rossi, 42, will don the colours of Petronas Yamaha SRT for the
2021 FIM MotoGP World Championship season following the most challenging campaign of his career.
The Italian finished 15th overall last season and missed two races with Covid-19.
The seven-time champion, who switched places with Fabio Quartararo within the Yamaha structure, is as ambitious as ever heading into the opening weekend in Qatar.
"We are all very focused on our targets to make the best we can. I think that with Franco [Morbidelli] we are a very interesting couple of riders as we know each other really well," said Rossi.
"All the whole team has a lot of motivation and I will give my maximum to achieve together the best possible result at the end of the calendar."
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Rossi holds the records for MotoGP AND 500cc wins (89) but has not won an elite race since 2017, while he hasn't won a world championship since 2009.
Barwa Grand Prix of Qatar, past five winners:
2020 - N/A (cancelled due to Covid-19 concerns)
2019 - Andrea Dovizioso
2018 - Andrea Dovizioso
2017 - Maverick Viñales
2016 - Jorge Lorenzo
2015 - Valentino Rossi
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