MotoGP German GP – Rossi (5th): "The race was not so bad"
Valentino Rossi enters mid-season with a hard-fought fifth place in the German GP, but which contrasts with his first victory signed the previous week in the Netherlands. The Doctor nevertheless made a good deal of bad luck with this performance at the Sachsenring which allowed him to stay just 10 points behind the championship leader, Marc Marquez. Statements and Analysis.
Valentino Rossi, Yamaha-Movistar (9th in qualifying and 5th in race): "It was a complicated weekend because we suffered a lot, as has often been the case this year. But we were able to work better and the race did not go so badly. I was able to keep a good one. pace from start to finish. Usually I’m happy when I’m fighting for the podium, but in this case a fifth place is a good result ".
"These are precious points for the championship, suddenly we only point at ten lengths from the head. Everything remains quite open. I now think I will take advantage of a few days of relaxation with my friends to recharge the batteries, then I will resume training to be 100% ready for Brno ".
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Site analysis: Pumped up after his – the first in just over a year – Valentino Rossi would have liked to transform the test with another good result before the summer break. But the dreams of glory of the one that quickly ended: as often, the RCVs immediately showed themselves a notch above the M1 at the Sachsenring.
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"I think that the Hondas put less strain on their rear tire, which allows them to finish the races with a tire in better condition than ours", analyzes the Doctor who once again fought hard to get back from his ninth place on the wire rack.
After overtaking the Espargaro brothers, having worked with Cal Crutchlow and Jorge Lorenzo, the nine-time world champion also defeated Danilo Petrucci – who was expected better after his – to move up to fourth position. In perpetual brawl throughout the race, the n ° 46 finally had to give up his position to his team-mate Maverick Viñales, who rose like a rocket from 11th place.
In the end, the n ° 46 draws up a rather positive assessment of this ninth race of the season, aware that the situation could have been even more complicated: if the German GP had taken place in the rain, for example, neither Rossi nor Viñales would be able to return to the first group given their difficulties encountered during the wet practice.
"I have never encountered so many problems on a wet track with the Yamaha: as soon as I touch the brakes when entering corners, the bike reacts strongly", regretted Viñales on Saturday evening. Same concern for instability for his teammate, who wondered at length about the choice of chassis to use: the new frame released in Barcelona that he considers a little better, or the old one with which the M1 seemed more comfortable. comfortable in the wet ?
Finally, Valentino Rossi opted for the new solution, with which he achieved his fastest lap in the race in 1’22.091. A time three tenths slower than the fastest lap of his teammate Maverick Viñales (1’21.903), but above all + 0.649 sec from that signed by Jonas Folger on the old model of M1 (1’21.442) !
In view of the Tech3 Boys’ competitiveness and their consistency at the forefront, it seems that the M1 2016 is – at this stage – at least as good as the 2017, if not better under certain conditions. Nothing really surprising since Zarco and Folger take advantage of the "data" recorded last year on each circuit, while Rossi and Viñales have been scratching their heads for several races to determine the right lines of work….
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