The technical misfortune no longer seems to want to let go of Valentino Rossi who saw his plans thwarted from FP1 of this Dutch Grand Prix. On an Assen track where he holds the record for victories, the Yamaha official has fallen behind while there is still a lot to do to get in tune with the best. Including his teammate and the satellite pilot of the Iwata brand, Quartararo…
Still, the Doctor saved the essentials. He is provisionally in Q2. But his position is fragile… “ It won't be easy, because they are all very fast " Explain Red, referring to direct entry into the qualifying final. He explains his Batavian Friday like this: “ in the morning we had a problem with the first motorbike he says. " Electronic problems ". Which made him spend the first 15 minutes of FP1 in the pits.
« I wanted to start with the first bike because it was the best, the other one has a different setup " explain Red. " After that we were always a little behind, because the others were always able to improve. In the afternoon it was a little better and the weather attack wasn't so bad either ».
« I'm in the top 10, but I'm not very happy » he specifies, revealing: “ I'm not fast enough, my pace isn't fantastic. Compared to the faster one, I miss it a bit. A lot of work awaits us, because I don't feel very comfortable on the bike, especially in the fast sections ". On Saturday, he wants to work on the settings and improve the balance of the M1.
On Friday he also experimented with the fins. “ There are still wheelie issues on this track, and the winglets help solve that problem, but the bike is a bit harder to ride for that reason, so I prefer the normal fairing " Explain Red. In the end, he dropped 0,879 seconds off his teammate's best time Casa Particular in Viñales. Red knows that this liability is too important.
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