The start of the school year hurt the official Yamaha troops. Brno was a failure in the area of strategy in the face of particular racing conditions while the Red Bull Ring showed that technical weaknesses were still relevant. Meanwhile, Ducati is strengthening and Honda is gaining strength. Logical, therefore, that both Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales remain at the dock. What's more, the satellite pilots from Tech3 are giving them a hard time. So the Doctor comes out of the woods and calls the parent company in Japan…
And for good reason: it is obviously not at such a pace that a driver equipped with an M1 will be crowned this year. Casa Particular in Viñales expressed his complaints and asked that we stop changing his chassis. And what does it say Valentino Rossi ? " It's not wise to think you can win a championship when you only finish seventh » the Doctor coldly diagnoses. “ Before thinking about a title, you have to solve the problems and start being competitive ».
We see, Austria has left traces: “ Zarco is happy because he beat me and finished in front of Maverick Viñales. But as far as I'm concerned, I'm not the type to be satisfied with fifth place. I did the first part of the race with a Honda and a Ducati and the other half with the other two Yamahas. I saw clearly where our difficulties were. We have a lot more trouble accelerating when the tires are worn than others. ».
And Vale finishes: “ we did the right thing in the box and we didn't solve our problems. We are not to blame. We actually need help from Japan ". Will it be observed during the upcoming Misano tests. We will see. The next stage of the championship, for its part, will be Silverstone: “ In Brno I missed an opportunity to get on the podium because of our strategy. Silverstone will get closer to Brno and maybe our bike will be fast there ».
Valentino Rossi is fourth in the provisional general standings, 33 points behind the leader Marc Márquez.
