Last weekend, Galbusera was in Mugello and visited the Yamaha box, where he effusively greeted Maverick Viñales, and this Thursday the news of his signing by the Catalan team became official.
The one from Roses (Girona) thus leaves behind two years with Esteban García , with whom he was Moto3 champion in 2013 and who got back together two years ago after an abrupt separation from Ramón Forcada.
Galbusera replaced the legendary Jeremy Burgess at the end of 2013 as head of the Il Dottore box . They worked together until 2019, achieving nine victories and three runner-up finishes in the MotoGP world.
In 2020 Rossi signed the young Spaniard David Muñoz and the Italian technician went on to coordinate the testing team of the tuning fork brand. Yamaha’s decision to put him in front of the #12 box brings him back to the first scene, something his former rider applauded.
“It is a wonderful opportunity for him and I think he is very happy to work with someone like Maverick, who is very strong. I think Yamaha has already thought of a replacement for the test team. Silvano can do both. An experienced man who knows the bike. The only thing I know is that I’m happy for Galbusera, because I’m sure he’ll be happy to compete again. Hopefully he can help Maverick too,” said the #46 this Thursday in Montmeló .
The Petronas Yamaha rider returns to the Circuit de Barcelona, where he has seven victories in the premier class. There, last year, was the last time he was in a position to win until he fell.
“I always enjoy Barcelona a lot, it’s one of my favorite circuits since the first time I came. I always liked driving here. Last year was the best weekend of the season, because I was always fast, but then in the race I made “I made a mistake and I fell. I was there, not far from Quartararo and fighting for the victory. Let’s see tomorrow, hopefully we can be fast and competitive”, he stressed.
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