Valentino Rossi ended his day at Assen with the fourth performance in MotoGP, 0.401 seconds behind his teammate Casa Particular in Viñales who finished first this sunny Friday in the Netherlands. However, the Doctor is happy with a turn of events which confirms that the Batavian track is a friend of the Yamahas.
Valentino Rossi is in the mix, like his teammate, so that Yamaha can hope, this Sunday, to regain a victory which has eluded the manufacturer for a year now. And this achievement took place in the Netherlands, in the company of Vale, who has eight MotoGP successes on this circuit. And ten in total in his career! So, is this on track for a new realization? “ I'm fast, but a lot of riders on different bikes are almost as fast as me » he warns.
Nevertheless : " Friday was quite favorable. I was third in the morning with a rear tire that was already worn and fourth this afternoon after fitting a soft rear tire. Like everyone. Except Marc Márquez ". One last clarification which serves as a warning about the Honda official…
« I have good feelings with the bike and, for the moment, what the theory says about the relationship between Assen and Yamaha is true. Our pace is good and we perform well with all types of tires. It's positive. But it's very tight. We still need to work on braking. I tried all three types of rear tires. I still have doubts about the front, but even more so about the back. With the hard ones, however, you can be more consistent, especially at the end of the race. ».
Dutch Grand Prix Assen MotoGP J.1: Chronos
| 1 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'33.378 | ||
| 2 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 1'33.499 | 0.121 | 0.121 |
| 3 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'33.764 | 0.386 | 0.265 |
| 4 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'33.779 | 0.401 | 0.015 |
| 5 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'33.812 | 0.434 | 0.033 |
| 6 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'33.859 | 0.481 | 0.047 |
| 7 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 1'33.870 | 0.492 | 0.011 |
| 8 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'34.041 | 0.663 | 0.171 |
| 9 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 1'34.047 | 0.669 | 0.006 |
| 10 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'34.133 | 0.755 | 0.086 |
| 11 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 1'34.167 | 0.789 | 0.034 |
| 12 | 55 | Hafiz Syahrin | Yamaha | 1'34.246 | 0.868 | 0.079 |
| 13 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1'34.318 | 0.940 | 0.072 |
| 14 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'34.484 | 1.106 | 0.166 |
| 15 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'34.522 | 1.144 | 0.038 |
| 16 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | 1'34.535 | 1.157 | 0.013 |
| 17 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Ducati | 1'34.576 | 1.198 | 0.041 |
| 18 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 1'34.700 | 1.322 | 0.124 |
| 19 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1'34.822 | 1.444 | 0.122 |
| 20 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Honda | 1'34.855 | 1.477 | 0.033 |
| 21 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia | 1'34.970 | 1.592 | 0.115 |
| 22 | 21 | Frank MORBIDELLI | Honda | 1'35.287 | 1.909 | 0.317 |
| 23 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | Honda | 1'36.129 | 2.751 | 0.842 |
| 24 | 10 | Xavier SIMEON | Ducati | 1'36.157 | 2.779 | 0.028 |
