Five members of the Yamaha factory team, including stable boss Massimo Meregalli, had to isolate roadside motorcycles in Valencia before the European Grand Prix. One of the employees had a positive test for coronavirus, others were in close contact with him. The team announced this on Friday evening, shortly after the announcement of the information, that the star Italian racer Valentino Rossi had recovered from the infection.
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Valentino Rossi will finally get back to the start
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Nine-time champion Rossi lost two Grand Prix in Alcaniz, Spain, due to covid-19. The 41-year-old rider could not get rid of coronavirus for a long time until he received a second negative test result on Friday and rejoined the team after three weeks.
After arriving from Italy, Rossi headed to the pits, but did not hit the track on Friday. In the first two MotoGP trainings, he was represented by the American Garrett Gerloff, in the third practice races Rossi should sit on the motorcycle alone today.
There he is!!!! ????@ ValeYellow46‘s second PCR test came back negative. He is back in our pit box and will be riding tomorrow! ????????????????#MonsterYamaha | #MotoGP | #EuropeanGP pic.twitter.com/rwtIVf4oiQ
— Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP (@YamahaMotoGP) November 6, 2020
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Five Yamaha employees are in isolation and will not be able to take part in the second race in Valencia, which will take place next Sunday. The Spanish driver of the Maverick Viňales team, the third man in the World Championship standings, does not have to be quarantined.
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