After the Dutch Grand Prix, Danilo Petrucci was convinced that victory was within his reach, and that only Hector Barbera and Alex Rins on one lap had prevented him from overtaking Rossi and winning, by hampering him in the final hectometers .
Matteo Flamigni, the head of on-board electronics for Rossi's Yamaha, sees things a little differently.
He thus explained to Corriere dello Sport « At times like this, Valentino is like Peter Pan in Neverland: if you can dream it, you can do it. And if I can say, I read that Danilo said that if he didn't have to get past Rins and Barbera, he would have beaten him. I'm not so sure. Pass it in the last corner, at Assen no less… »
Petrucci may have forgotten that Rossi had formidable technique at Assen entering the final chicane. He had thus imposed himself against Marc Marquez in 2015.
Flamigni also looked back on Rossi's start to the season, who suffered from the comparison against his new teammate Maverick Vinales : " He wasn't convinced. On the other hand, Vinales, his teammate, was immediately fast and Vale had some doubts. It's me ? Is this the team that hasn't figured out the new bike yet?
“One of his great qualities is his humility. After nine world titles, he still questions himself. He complained of a little understeer, but Maverick won the Grand Prix.
“The breaking point came after Jerez and Barcelona. Let's say we have this championship back under control. We leave Holland with 10 races still to run. Everything is square. »
Matteo Flamigni (right) with Vale
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