It was time for the summer break to be declared for Valentino Rossi who is wondering what is happening to him. After three Grands Prix prematurely ended after so many crashes, the Yamaha official hoped to see the light at the end of the tunnel seen at Assen, despite the retirement. But that was not really the case, with the sad observation of having been slower than in 2018 and of having crossed the finish line of the Sachsenring with a greater delay on the master of the place for ten editions in Saxony: Marc Márquez.
Worse, while Valentino Rossi was struggling in the peloton, his teammate was riding in front, fighting for the podium. A situation which now highlights Casa Particular in Viñales ahead of him in the championship. Vacations are welcome to take stock and recharge your batteries, without procrastinating too much… “ I saw the finish after three successive falls, but it was a very difficult race. In Assen I felt good last week, until I crashed. I was fast Therefore, we wanted to confirm at the Sachsenring that we had found something. Unfortunately, while I had a good pace during the two days of testing sessions, I lacked speed »Comments Red.
« We suffered again... We wonder why this is so. After all, the last five races should have been my best part of the season. In recent years I have always been very competitive in this phase. We have always achieved podiums in May and June, also here in Germany last year. But this year we haven't achieved much in the last four Grand Prix. Only eight points. We must now investigate the cause » diagnoses the Doctor.
« I don't feel good on the bike, I'm much slower than last year because today I lost 19 seconds to the winner. And my race time was 20 seconds lower than in 2018. It's hard to understand » sighed the 40-year-old Italian, who almost won in Texas in April. Incidentally, in 2018, Red had lost only 4,5 seconds to the winner Márquez in Saxony.
On his race, he adds: “ we took the medium rear tire. We knew I would be a little slower, but we expected a more consistent performance. From Michelin's point of view and our calculations, we expected that the hard tire would not last until the end. So we took the medium, but it had no grip from the start. In the end, I was in big trouble. Besides the tires, we have other problems. Because I can't be as competitive as I was a year ago ».
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