Petronas Yamaha SRT’s Valentino Rossi has outlined the upcoming run of European MotoGP™ rounds as crucial in showing whether or not he can be competitive in 2021. The 42-year-old stole headlines on the opening weekend of 2021 by clinching an incredible fourth place during qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix. It all means Rossi’s season, for all intents and purposes, starts this weekend at the 888 Portuguese Grand Prix. Can he upset the odds and stand on the top of the podium at the 30th different circuit in his Grand Prix career?. It’s a track that you need a lot of time to learn and every time you race there you can improve on something.

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