Valentino Rossi disappoints "enormous Mans" at the French GP…
Valentino Rossi hoped to bounce back at Le Mans, a circuit traditionally favorable to Yamaha, to forget the bitterness of his double fall in Misano (Italy) and then in Catalonia (Spain). Failed: trapped by the rain, the Doctor went to the mat again and fell to 13th place in the provisional after this third consecutive foul. Debriefing and analysis.
Valentino Rossi, Yamaha Factory (10th in qualifying, retirement after crash during the race) : "It’s a shame, but a crash like this in the first corners is easy when the conditions are mixed. You are not yet able to pinpoint the potential of the bike, whether you are fast or not. . Nothing…".
- French GP 2020:
- MNC special file :
“I entered the second corner very slowly, like everyone else. We were all going slowly, because it was difficult conditions, very cold and rainy. But unfortunately I fell … I am a little unlucky in right now because we haven’t scored any points in three races when my speed and potential weren’t that bad. So we have to try again next week in Aragon, and we’ll see. ".
MNC analysis : Against all expectations, the absence of Marc Marquez highlights the inconstancy – even the inconsistency – of his historic rivals: Andrea Dovizioso and Maverick Viñales – logical successors of the Spanish – operate in the alternative, while Valentino Rossi is only a shadow of himself…
An eventful start to Le Mans in the rain !
Fabio Quartararo, despite a good start, loses the lead
Valentino Rossi falls from the 2nd corner– CANAL + MotoGP (@CanalplusMotoGP)
The Italian – the only rider already titled in MotoGP on the grid – had a golden opportunity to enrich his record this season, even to cap this coveted tenth crown. The Doctor instead multiple underperforms, far from his usual level and consistency…
This third fall in a row is added to his engine failure during the first race in Spain to bring the number of his white results to four. Unheard of, even in the darkest hours of his Ducati period! The proof with its low points balance: 58 units after nine Grands Prix, against 98 and 82 pts respectively at the same stage in 2011 and 2012 with the Desmosedici !
Valentino Rossi fell to 13th in the provisional just ahead of Alex Marquez, who showed this weekend with his 2nd place at Le Mans that his access to the factory Honda was not solely attributable to his last name. The Italian is also the last Yamaha rider in the standings, which should not particularly reassure his future employer at Petronas-SRT….
Ironically, the No. 46 seems to have resolved the eternal grip problems of its Yamaha to get back to the speed that it lacked the previous season. The transalpine is again consisting of practice and even offered a return to the front row during the previous race in Barcelona.
It is still necessary to transform the test, a stumbling block over which the legend of the Grands Prix comes up to everyone’s surprise: who would have imagined seeing a pilot of this caliber making so many mistakes, while his young replacement Fabio Quartararo gently leads his boat towards his first world title ?!
The next MotoGP race will take place in Spain with the Aragon Grand Prix scheduled for next Sunday. It will be followed the following week by the unprecedented Grand Prix of Teruel on the same circuit.
MotoGP results of the French GP 2020
- Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati 45’54.736
- Alex MARQUEZ Honda +1.273
- Pol ESPARGARO KTM +1.711
- Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati +3.911
- Johann ZARCO Ducati +4.310
- Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM +4.466
- Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda +5.921
- Stefan BRADL Honda +15.597
- Fabio QUARTARARO Yamaha +16.687
- Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha +16.895
- Joan MIR Suzuki +16.980
- Brad BINDER KTM +27.321
- Francesco BAGNAIA Ducati +33.351
- Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia +39.176
- Iker LECUONA KTM +51.087
- Alex RINS Suzuki + 1’14.190
Not classified
- Jack MILLER Ducati 7 Tours
- Franco MORBIDELLI Yamaha 8 Tours
- Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 9 Tours
- Tito RABAT Ducati 12 Laps
- Bradley SMITH Aprilia 18 Tours
- Valentino ROSSI Yamaha
Provisional MotoGP classification at Le Mans
- Yamaha 115
- Suzuki 105
- Ducati 97
- Yamaha 96
- Honda 81
- Yamaha 77
- Ducati 75
- KTM 73
- KTM 69
- Ducati 64
- KTM 62
- Suzuki 60
- Yamaha 58
- Honda 47
- Ducati 47
- Ducati 42
- Aprilia 24
- KTM 18
- Honda 13
- Aprilia 11
- Honda 8
- Ducati 8
- Ducati 4
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