When we see Valentino Rossi's ranking at the end of this French Grand Prix, we could say about him that on the Automobile Club de l'Ouest track, nothing new. The Petronas driver is outside the top 10 and was among the extras in the peloton. He was nevertheless beaten at the wire by Iker Lecuona and his KTM who also had the skin of Viñales placed right in front of him. SO ? He won't give up...
Valentino Rossi crossed the finish line of Grand Prix of France in eleventh position at the end of a race placed under the flag to flag regime, which the Doctor does not like. “ We thought we could have a dry race, but it was a flag to flag race and it's always a lottery. Too bad, because in the wet I was quite fast and the pace in the dry wasn't bad either, but in mixed conditions we struggled ».
He returns to a racing event that cost him dearly: “ unfortunately at the start when I was seventh and fighting for the first positions Pol Espargarò made a drop then immediately took over the trajectory alongside me then Franco Morbidelli arrived and we went out. I lost six places, a life, from seventh to thirteenth, but it was already going well that they didn't make me fall ».
Rossi: “there are a lot of electronics that help”
« The balance sheet is rather positive, there have been improvements since Jerez and we had a decent weekend, where we always fought for the Top Ten, both in the dry and in the wet. For that alone we go home with something good. At Jerez, Yamaha had brought a new swingarm, but the improvement mainly came from the balance of the bike and the adjustment of the fork, which allows me to go into the corners harder. We hope to have this feeling also in Mugello » he adds
« Many say that having too much experience on the one hand could slow you down, but I've been racing for a long time and before you had to ride well and manage the limits of the bike with the handling. Now there are a lot of electronics that help, but this is today's MotoGP and I would like to go fast in this MotoGP » specifies Vale about his time and his intentions.
He ends by talking about the next meeting which will be at his home, in Italy: “ Mugello is still legendary, it's a shame to race without an audience. It's still a good track, but it's a bit like playing the Champions League final without fans ».
MotoGP France Le Mans J3: classification
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