On a Sunday where his brother Luca Marini dominated the Grand Prix in Moto2 and where his brothers in arms Yamaha put on a show in the first places in MotoGP, he was significantly absent from what should have been a good picture for him. But the Buriram route decided otherwise for Valentino Rossi who admits to still stumbling over the same problem. He explains what it is and repeats that he needs to change something. What will be done in his box at the end of this season…
Valentino Rossi there is reason to be disappointed. He finished ninth only one Thailand Grand Prix where his colleagues Yamaha played at the forefront. In 26 laps, the winner Marc Márquez took him a little more than 19s, just like in fact fabio quartararo, satellite pilot in M1 who only surrendered in the last turn…
A situation which will revive his age by 40 years, especially since at 26 years and 131 days, Marc Márquez is now only one absolute title behind him… But the Doctor talks technical before anything else: “ unfortunately the race was very similar to the previous one. I had the same problems » declared one Red disillusioned. “ Because after a few laps I still have problems with the grip of the rear wheel, the tire suffers a lot, it loses performance and I have to drive slower. This made the race difficult. It's a shame, because I was good in the warm-up, we had something modified on the bike, we found more grip. »
« In the morning I was on the used rear tire, which had 19 laps behind it. I worked a lot for the race. But during this one, we suffered with the same tire mix. The difference was that the racing tire was new. It's always the same. In the last races we always had the same problems. Now we have four more meetings. We had a long meeting with the engineers. We are going to try something new in Japan. We want to be more competitive by the end of the season » insists Vale.
« It seems like the rear tire is losing grip too soon » finished the teammate of a Casa Particular in Viñales third. “ Every time I stress the edge of the tire, I lose time. Silverstone was good. But most of the time, qualifying isn't fantastic either. And in racing, the disadvantages are the greatest. So we have work to do. Because the top 3 were significantly faster today. I should have fought for fourth place with Dovi, Rins and Franco. But unfortunately… »
MotoGP Thailand Buriram J3: classification
