5-time MotoGP race winner Marco Melandri has given a scathing evaluation of the present state of the championship, revealing he’s “not very excited”.
A former 250cc world champion, Melandri competed full-time in MotoGP from 2003 to 2010, using machines for Yamaha, Honda, Ducati and Kawasaki.
He took his first win within the premier class in 2005 aboard a Honda, taking two wins that 12 months to complete second within the standings, and added three extra wins in 2006.
Melandri moved to World Superbike in 2011, however briefly returned to MotoGP in 2015 as a part of Aprilia’s first season again within the premier class.
Nonetheless, he did so towards his needs and was changed after solely eight rounds.
MotoGP is coming into the ultimate 12 months of its present regulation platform, however overtaking within the sequence has decreased resulting from latest aero developments and trip top adjustment gadgets.
speak to Gazzetta dello Sport, Melandri was vital of recent MotoGP.
“I do not actually like comparisons,” he mentioned.
“To be sincere, I do not prefer it in any respect.
“I am actually not too enthusiastic about right this moment’s race.
“It’s clearly no coincidence that the 2006 race is being proven so typically on social media and YouTube.
“Inside a second, three or 4 folks confirmed up.
“Now that is not possible, as a result of at their pace they do not even have the posh of operating away with one meter left.”
MotoGP plans to introduce 850cc engines from 2027, outlaw trip top adjustment gadgets and restrict the aerodynamics of bikes, in hopes of enhancing security and sights on the observe.
However the brand new guidelines have already come below criticism, significantly from Casey Stoner, who says they do not go far sufficient.
in the identical method journal Melandri additionally talked about his greatest profession remorse within the interview.
“I needed to be Valentino (Rossi)’s teammate,” he mentioned.
“As a result of we have been collectively since we had been children and I’ve at all times been aggressive with him.”
