Seventh at the end of the second day of testing in Valencia and fifth overall over these first two days of the 2018 off-season, Valentino Rossi finished third and last in the Yamaha clan on the Ricardo Tormo track. But for the Doctor, the main thing was elsewhere. Vale wanted to know more about the 2018 engine and he evaluated it on the 2016 chassis. Work which will continue in ten days in Malaysia on a Sepang site where he hopes to finally see the emergence of a chassis worthy of the firm's reputation. from Iwata...
Fortunately for Valentino Rossi, his fall the day before with the 2018 engine did not damage the latter which could be put to the test on Wednesday in Valencia: “ we actually focused on the engine. This test was important. We cannot afford to make mistakes. This day was long but positive. We tested the engine with the 2016 chassis ».
« This is not the ideal route to see an engine, but we can see the essentials. It is more available at low revs while being more powerful. We will continue the work in Sepang ". Where the teammate Casa Particular in Viñales hopes to see the chassis solution arrive. “ Because the engine cannot solve our problem with the rear tire ».
And he ends: “ I hope Yamaha will be ready because my opinion is that they still have a long way to go before they can balance the bike ". During this time, we will remind you that at Honda, we already say we are ready to do battle for the 2018 season…
#ValenciaTest MotoGP J.2: Chronos
1. Marc Marquez (Honda) 1:30,033 min
2. Dani Pedrosa (Honda) +0,403 sec
3. Johann Zarco (Yamaha) +0,406
4. Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati) +0,501
5. Maverick Vinales (Yamaha) +0,607
6. Cal Crutchlow (Honda) +0,621
7. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) +0,691
8. Jack Miller (Ducati) +0,827
9. Andrea Iannone (Suzuki) +0,844
10. Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia) +0,856
11. Pol Espargaro (KTM) +1,067
12. Bradley Smith (KTM) +1,169
13. Tito Rabat (Ducati) +1,353
14. Alex Rins (Suzuki) +1,483
15. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) +1,725
16. Franco Morbidelli (Honda) +1,753
17. Takaaki Nakagami (Honda) +1,834
18. Danilo Petrucci (Ducati) +1,841
19. Scott Redding (Aprilia) +2,325
20. Xavier Siméon (Ducati) +2,665
21. Takumi Takahashi (Honda) +3,837
#Valenciatest MotoGP: Chronos J.1 – J.2
1. Marc Marquez (Honda), 1:30,033 min
2. Maverick Vinales (Yamaha), 1:30,189
3. Johann Zarco (Yamaha), 1:30,389
4. Dani Pedrosa (Honda), 1:30,436
5. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha), 1:30,519
6. Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati), 1:30,534
7. Jack Miller (Ducati), 1:30,635
8. Cal Crutchlow (Honda), 1:30,654
9. Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia), 1:30,756
10. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati), 1:30,850
11. Andrea Iannone (Suzuki), 1:30,877
12. Pol Espargaro (KTM), 1:31,100
13. Bradley Smith (KTM), 1:31,202
14. Tito Rabat (Ducati), 1:31,386
15. Alex Rins (Suzuki), 1:31,516
16. Danilo Petrucci (Ducati), 1:31,721
17. Franco Morbidelli (Honda), 1:31,786
18. Takaaki Nakagami (Honda), 1,31,867
19. Scott Redding (Aprilia), 1:32,075
20. Karel Abraham, Ducati), 1:32,445
21. Xavier Siméon (Ducati), 1:32,698
22. Takumi Takahashi (Honda), 1:33,569
