If there is a brand in MotoGP that is not happy about its reunion with the Valencia track, already covered last weekend, it is Yamaha. With Morbidelli and Viñales, she certainly clung to the top 10, but she took on water with Fabio Quartararo and Valentino Rossi. The latter, 18rd, is not that far behind on the clock, but this observation is no consolation with many unanswered questions on the M1…
Thursday, Valentino Rossi had admitted to having lived a nightmare day because of a match between tests to determine whether or not he was infected again with the coronavirus. Ultimately negative, here he is on the track and we cannot say that this Friday the 13th brought him luck. The dream is not yet within reach for Vale who finished his performance at a dismal 18rd place… The situation is definitely complicated Yamaha . “II talked to Maverick a little and we have more or less the same problems » says the Doctor.
« The bike moves a lot from the rear and we don't have enough grip on the rear tire. I have no idea about Quartararo because I haven't spoken to him, I spoke a little with Morbidelli. Franco and he is very fast. I think he is the rider with the best pace even with the old bike. We always talk about it but I think the difference between the two bikes is not very big ».
“We were told that there would be great progress, and it is the opposite”
On this point, Valentino Rossi press where it hurts Yamaha : " we are in the penultimate race of the Championship and we still do not know if the 1 M2020 is better than the 2019. We expected a more competitive bike, we were told that it would be a big step forward and on the contrary, especially in terms of the engine, it's not there. Of course they won six races, but on difficult tracks we had the same problems as always ».
Vale finishes assessing his situation for the rest of the weekend: “ I'm not very far because everyone is very close, but the position is rather bad. Tomorrow we will try something different to try to improve the grip of the rear tire and we hope to be more competitive ».
MotoGP Valencia-2 J1: classification
