Malaysian MotoGP Team Owner Razlan Razazli Criticizes Andrea Dovizioso, Carrying The Name Of Valentino Rossi

JAKARTA - Yamaha RNF had great hopes when recruiting Andrea Dovizioso. With the experience he has, the Italian rider is expected to bring positive results for the team.

However, hope remains hope. The 38-year-old racer seemed to have difficulty in adjusting his racing style to the Yamaha motorcycle.

After seven MotoGP 2022 race series, the former Ducati rider has only collected eight points. Disappointment was evident in the owner of the Yamaha RNF team from Malaysia, Razlan Razali.

"I didn't expect Andrea to have so many problems considering he had already completed five races and tests last year. I think with his experience he can adapt to the M1. I think he needs to take a step back and lack analysis," Razali criticized, in an interview with GPOne, as quoted by Speedweek.

"He just needs to ride the bike and try to make the most of it instead of thinking about what's not working. The bike is all," continued the boss.

The RNF boss then equated Dovizioso's condition with Valentino Rossi last season. He saw that there were similarities between Dovi and Rossi.

"Both of them not only want to be racers, but also technicians and forget to ride the bike as it is," said Razali.

"The philosophy of having young drivers in the team is right because they have no credentials and just ride motorbikes. That's the difference between a rookie and a rider with a lot of experience."

"Vale and Dovi are very analytical, very sensitive and forget how to ride a motorcycle," said Razali.