MotoGP Le Mans France J3: third crash in three Grands Prix for Valentino Rossi (Yamaha/AB)

Valentino Rossi is having a bad time. At the start of the French Grand Prix, on a wet track, he fell, thus regretting his third accident in three consecutive races. He is now 57 points behind championship leader Fabio Quartararo. Its 200^rd podium is also still waiting…

Le Grand Prix of France was finished for Valentino Rossi after only a few meters. The nine-time world champion fell in the chicane after the start straight and was lucky that his opponents avoided him. For Red, this is now the third consecutive failure. “ It's really a shame. An accident that happens in the first corner is the worst. I couldn't feel the bike or do any laps. Now I'm in a tough time »Says Red, referring to the championship ranking.

After nine of the 14 races of the season, he has 57 points behind the world championship leader fabio quartararo. " I still have to score points »Says Red, who is still waiting for his 200th podium in the premier category.

Praise for Fabio Quartararo

At the same time, he praises the young Frenchman, who will inherit from him in the factory team Yamaha the coming season: he did a good job at the Catalan Grand Prix and here again. We Yamaha riders suffer a lot in these conditions, but he remained calm, made no mistakes and scored points. This is important for his ambitions. I think he will be strong until the end ". "

On the difficulties of Yamaha on a wet track, the Doctor analyzes: “ If we ride with rain tires, but it's not completely wet, we have problems. Conversely, we also suffer when we ride on dry tires, but it is not completely dry. I have problems with acceleration and not so much grip with the rear tire. We expected a dry race. We would have been much stronger there »Says Red, referring to performance during free practice sessions.

Looking ahead to upcoming tasks with two races each in Aragon and Valencia, the 41-year-old rider, who will race for Petronas Yamaha SRT in 2021, is not very optimistic: “ if you look back, those were tough weekends for me. But we will accept the challenge and try to be competitive again ».

MotoGP Le Mans France J3: classification

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