GP of the Netherlands MotoGP – Rossi (1st): "I feel that I am now able to ride my way"

Valentino Rossi confirms to Assen what he had narrowly missed at Le Mans: his still intact ability to win in MotoGP at 38, as if the weight of the years had no hold on the genius of the Alpages ! The Doctor’s victory at the 2017 Dutch Grand Prix is ​​all the more striking as it coincides with the fall of his teammate Maverick Viñales, who cedes the championship lead to Andrea Dovizioso … Statements and MNC analysis.

Valentino Rossi, Yamaha-Movistar (4th in qualifying and 1st in race) : "I’m very happy in more ways than one! Firstly because it’s an important victory for the championship, but above all because the feeling of coming back to the top after more than a year is fantastic . Honestly, I run for what I feel during the last five or six laps. It’s always great, especially after a year without a win (his last success dates back to, editor’s note) ".

“It was a great race and the fight against Petrucci and the others was just as good. I am also happy from a technical point of view, as we have worked a lot on the bike and changed the chassis. I am now able to ride my way. Everything is open and this year we have discovered that everything can change from one circuit to another. We now have to wait until next week to try to be as competitive at the Sachsenring ". 

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Site analysis : It took nerves of steel and blind confidence in your bike to win the 2017 Dutch GP, contested under an overcast sky from which a few drops of rain escaped eight laps from the finish … Valentino Rossi had met these two conditions, strong of the good feelings found on his Yamaha with the new frame released during the tests in Barcelona (Spain). Without forgetting an optimal attack against an impressive Danilo Petrucci of pugnacity on his private Ducati! Forza Italia !

With this victory, the Doctor erases his disappointments from the four previous races (10th in Jerez, fall at Le Mans, 4th at Mugello and 8th in Catalonia) and brings his winning balance to the impressive total of 115 successes in all categories, to just 7 lengths of the absolute record held by Agostini (122)! Another figure that makes you dizzy: it’s been 20 years and 313 days that "Vale" has won races in the world championship. A record longevity for the 38-year-old genius of the mountain pastures, who also takes revenge on his fall which occurred last year in Assen while he was leading the race. !

And since his contract with Yamaha runs until the end of 2018, the No.46 can dream of continuing to stand on the podium for another year … before ?! The latter, precisely, did not facilitate Rossi’s task in his quest for his 10th success in the "Cathedral" of Assen: the French beginner once again pulled out his claws to counter the experienced Italian in turn 3, scratching the leather of the official Yamaha in a questionable maneuver…

"Today, like in Austin, Johann tried something impossible," said the nine-time world champion, a little annoyed. "I didn’t widen, I was on my line," Rossi said. "He has to pay attention to the distances between the bikes: when trying to overtake another rider, you also have to take into account that the other is not going to disappear". 

"He’s aggressive, but that’s also MotoGP: everyone has to be aggressive. It’s OK … as long as everything ends well!", He added to close the debate, under- hearing that the deal could have been very different if the contact caused by Johann had resulted in the knockout of the two Yamaha … In such a case, who knows even if the chances of the n ° 5 to recover the M1 of n ° 46 at the end of 2018 would not have been compromised ?

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Still, Rossi returns with his victory at Assen in 3rd place in the provisional standings, 7 points behind leader Dovizioso, who took control following the fall of Viñales. Result: while the season will reach its halfway point next weekend in Germany, the top four drivers in the standings – Dovizioso, Viñales, Rossi and Marquez – stand by just 11 points! Rarely has a MotoGP season been so competitive at this stage. Who will complain ?

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