Austrian MotoGP GP – Rossi (7th): "I suffered too much from the lack of grip"

Valentino Rossi, victim of a lack of grip like his teammate Maverick Viñales, finished only seventh in the Austrian GP despite a promising start to the race. The Doctor retains his fourth place in the general classification but is now 33 points behind Marquez, while Pedrosa is behind him with just 2 small points…

"Today the problem started after ten or twelve laps", regrets Rossi. "Unfortunately we put too much stress on the rear tire, so it deteriorated enormously and we lost a lot in performance and speed"…

"From that moment it was extremely difficult to control the bike and I also made a mistake on the brakes. I didn’t have the pace for the second half of the race, I suffered too much from the lack of grip".

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"It’s a shame because we had worked a lot, but it seems to be the same problem as in Jerez and Barcelona. When you put too much stress on the rear tire, the bike slows down and becomes more difficult to ride in the second half of the race. racing. It is clear that we have to work a lot on the mechanical level and also on the electronics to try to solve this problem ".

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