After'explanation by Massimo Meregalli, it's Valentino Rossi's turn to give his point of view on his late return to the box, a racing event that has already happened in the past but which could have greatly reduced the interest in the championship...
It was once again questioned by the Italian press, in this case by Guido Meda for Sky Sport MotoGP, that the Doctor, without departing from his humor and likening himself and his team to donkeys, corroborated the words of the Director of his team: “this time, I'm happy because the responsibility is not completely mine, we share it. We had decided with the box that they would have to control Marquez's sectors, in case he stops before me, to give me the order on the board, because it is not my best quality to understand when it has to stop. But I don't know why, they waited one lap too long to show me the board, and then I did one more lap. One lap is ten seconds, and then I lost ten seconds. If I had stopped the lap after Marquez, like Pedrosa and Vinales did, I could have fought for the podium. We were unlucky and stupid, we just had to come home a lap early. A little bitterness remains for a podium which was within my reach, but it was also a great competition, always in front, I felt good on the bike. We need to get a little smarter, that's it. »
Besides this unfortunate reaction time, Valentino Rossi explains that it is entirely possible that Marc Márquez was voluntarily overtaken in order to be able to return to his box without being seen by the leading men: “Marquez is the smartest of all, I wouldn't be surprised if he had let us all overtake him so as not to be seen. In my opinion, they had decided it before, they are cunning. »
Finally, the man from Tavullia admits that the messages on the dashboard are not yet operational on the Yamaha, unlike the Ducati: “We are not ready, it would have helped us a little. »
#CzechGP MotoGP Race: Ranking compiled by our friends at crash.net
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 44m 15.974s
2. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 44m 28.412s
3. Maverick Vinales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 44m 34.109s
4. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 44m 36.440s
5. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 44m 36.866s
6. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 44m 39.233s
7. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac (Desmosedici GP17) 44m 40.053s
8. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 44m 46.533s
9. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 44m 46.728s
10. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 44m 49.210s
11. Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 44m 49.264s
12. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 44m 50.569s
13. Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar (Desmosedici GP15) 44m 50.671s
14. Jack Miller AUS EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 44m 54.036s
15. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 44m 56.074s
16. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac (Desmosedici GP16) 45m 0.350s
17. Tito Rabat ESP EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 45m 1.428s
18. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 45m 9.950s
19. Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 45m 39.320s
20. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia (Desmosedici GP16) +1 lap
Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) DNF
Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia (Desmosedici GP15) DNF
Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar (Desmosedici GP16) DNF
