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MotoGP French GP – Rossi (3rd): "I hope I can continue like this"

Analysis - MotoGP French GP - Rossi (3rd):

Valentino Rossi won his 229th podium in the MotoGP Grand Prix at Le Mans (72), including 193 in MotoGP, after a race that was much more satisfactory than expected! The Italian, first Yamaha rider, took the opportunity to move up to 4th place in the provisional 39 points behind leader Marquez and two points behind Zarco. Debriefing.

Valentino Rossi, Yamaha-Movistar (9th in qualifying and 3rd in race): "Since Saturday we have worked well. I was very pessimistic after qualifying, but we made a couple of changes to the balance of the bike which gave me more grip and improved acceleration. During the warm-up, already, my pace was not so bad ".

Analysis - MotoGP French GP - Rossi (3rd):

"So I thought I could have a good race, although starting from the third row is always difficult … I had a great start and was able to pass to get into the right group. L The other positive point is that I was fast: I had good lap times, I had a good pace and that is very important. I hope we can continue like this to improve the bike even further ".

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Site analysis: Valentino Rossi, qualified ninth on the grid of the GP of France 2018 more than 7 tenths behind poleman Johann Zarco, had it rather bad Saturday night after qualifying … "I don’t know how Johann is doing it, but he goes faster than us ", admitted the Doctor with admiration tinged with bitterness..

Analysis - MotoGP French GP - Rossi (3rd):

For Rossi, the situation is incomprehensible: impossible for him and his teammate Viñales to match the performance of the private Tech3 driver, while the official M1s have a more efficient engine (at least 500 rpm more extension) and unlimited access to additional parts and data !

As usual, the Italian managed to straighten the bar just before the race, putting the glove on better settings during the warm-up. Then, once the lights were out, the experienced n ° 46 threw himself the knife between his teeth without asking any questions: in the race, Rossi always transcends himself to get the most out of his bike. !

Analysis - MotoGP French GP - Rossi (3rd):

Third 5.350 seconds from the winner, Valentino Rossi certainly did not play for victory as he had done last year before going to the mat under the pressure of his box neighbor. But the official nevertheless won the best performance of the Yamaha clan, well helped it is true by the fall of the local Johann Zarco in the 7th lap !

This podium behind Marquez and Petrucci allows the 39-year-old driver to make up part of his delay in the provisional, where he occupies 4th position with 56 points against 95 for leader Marc Marquez. Almost 40 points behind in just five races for the transalpine, which has only two podiums this year after that of. A little thin to pretend to play the title…

Viñales skates on the grounds of his last MotoGP victory…

The results are not much better for his teammate, Maverick Viñales, 7th in the French Grand Prix, 23.758 sec from the winner. Admittedly, the Spaniard recovers on the green carpet second place in the provisional classification thanks to the falls of Dovizioso and Zarco, but his absence at the forefront worries…

Analysis - MotoGP French GP - Rossi (3rd):

"Mack", qualified eighth, was completely transparent at Le Mans, as during (Spain). The Spaniard always complains of traction problems of which he cannot find the origin: "it’s like taking the start with worn tires", analyzes the n ° 25 who was more consistent in the second part racing, as usual.

"It’s not the race I was hoping for when I arrived at Le Mans … It took me a long time to overtake a few opponents and when I got to seventh place, the gap with the drivers in front was too big ", regrets the replacement of Jorge Lorenzo at Yamaha, still in difficulty with the full tank.

Analysis - MotoGP French GP - Rossi (3rd):

"The first part of the race was horrible and I did not understand why: I could not accelerate and many pilots passed me", laments the native of Figueres (Spain), who nevertheless recognizes his share of responsibility in this failure.

"A Yamaha is on the podium today, while we are 23 seconds behind the winner (almost 24, Editor’s note): this means that there is something that we are not doing well", admits Viñales, whose last victory dates back to last year … during the! Sacred contrast between the two performances…

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The two Yamaha officials will be able to continue working on their M1 during a private test scheduled in Barcelona (Spain), before the next race at Mugello (Italy). Everyone hopes for a significant advance from Yamaha on the electronics of their motorcycle, considered responsible for all their ills.

This analysis is however puzzling insofar as the M1 of Johann Zarco has the same electronics, even a notch below that of the Yamaha Factory … This does not prevent the French from collecting the first lines in qualifying and to play for the win almost every weekend, to the point of overtaking the nine-time world champion in the championship despite his fall in France (58 points for Zarco, 56 for Rossi) !

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