Last weekend, he completely missed his qualification in Qatar, with the sanction of starting from 14th position on the grid, between Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Lorenzo.
The next day, once again, he had an extremely solid race to cross the finish line in 5th position, 0,6 seconds behind a winner who had certainly done everything to slow down the pace of the proceedings on the Losail circuit.
Barely back home in Tavullia, training resumed, this time cross-country and on his private track, surrounded by riders from the VR46 Riders Academy.
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Motocross training at the MotoRanch MX park with the @vr46ridersacademyofficial? @camilss
At 40, motivation is completely intact at Valentino Rossi, always with this thirst for victory which conditions every day of his life.
Let's leave aside the one acquired in 250cc in Buenos Aires in 1998, but, on the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit inaugurated this decade, the Doctor finished 4th in 2014, 1st in 2015, 2nd in 2016, 2nd in 2017, before to be released in 2018.
Will 2019 be the year of revenge and Argentina the site of his 90th victory in the premier category?
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