MotoGP Silverstone, Rossi not convinced: At the most I'll battle for 3rd place.

The lap in qualifying was extraordinary, just 84 thousandths from Marquez’s record, but Valentino does not feel much like celebrating. His thoughts are already on the race and a fast time is not enough to erase his doubts.

“I pulled the rabbit from the hat. That time was a surprise for me too and that is not good news - the Doctor admits - I would say that lap is a child of yesterday, when I felt good on the bike and had sized up the right references. Today did not go as well.”

What happened?
“Yesterday we had arrived at a good level, but when we tried to go beyond that and improve, we were unable to do so and that worries me.”

Is the rain that fell during the night to blame, worsening track conditions?
“That would be the most logical thing. Today the temperatures were lower and when the track is in less than perfect conditions, we struggle. This is another area to work on for the future. However, if I’m completely honest, it seemed to me that the asphalt had more grip today than yesterday.”

So what is the goal for tomorrow?
“At the most, I’ll battle for the 3rd step of the podium, provided everything goes well. Right now, Marquez and Crutchlow are clearly 2 or 3 tenths faster in terms of pace, and then I am in a big group of riders behind them.”

Are you thinking about Ducati?
“Yes, Dovizioso and Lorenzo have a pace similar to mine, as do Viñales, Zarco, and I haven’t forgotten Pedrosa.”

What worries you?
“The problem is always the same one: rear tyre wear. We are able to be fast in the initial phases of the race, but then we run into trouble.”

You still have the warm up. It will be later than usual…
“I’ll get an extra hour of sleep and that could change my whole day (he laughs). All joking aside, the conditions will be similar to race conditions and we will try something different. We will try to patch things up, but then we’ll need to work with the Yamaha engineers to solve the problems for the future.”

Ducati and Honda have a third factory bike. Wouldn’t that be useful for you too?
“Crutchlow does do a lot of work, even testing on different tracks. There are pros and cons. With our bike, Folger and Zarco would also have fun (he laughs).”

Viñales admitted that he has an eye on Tech3 for tyre choice…
“I look at their data sometimes too because I like to understand the reason behind certain results. Tyre choice is very personal, though. Plus, Zarco has a completely different riding style than mine, whereas Folger is more similar.”

Everyone says that it will be a very physical race. Is your age a limitation in this sense?
“Unfortunately, every year it is more and more difficult, but more training is all it takes. Riding a MotoGP bike is undoubtedly tiring, but I don’t feel like I am in any worse shape. Plus, in the race other factors come into play. For example, a good set up or the adrenaline rush when you are battling for a good position makes everything easier.”

Source: http://gpone.com

Q2:
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 59.941s [Lap 5/6] 320km/h (Max)
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 2m 0.025s +0.084s [6/7] 325km/h
3. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 0.106s +0.165s [5/6] 320km/h
4. Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 2m 0.341s +0.400s [6/7] 326km/h
5. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (GP17) 2m 0.399s +0.458s [5/6] 320km/h
6. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP17) 2m 0.572s +0.631s [5/6] 328km/h
7. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 2m 0.578s +0.637s [6/7] 322km/h
8. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 2m 0.622s +0.681s [6/7] 322km/h
9. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 0.764s +0.823s [6/7] 323km/h
10. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 2m 0.829s +0.888s [3/7] 321km/h
11. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 2m 1.378s +1.437s [2/3] 323km/h
12. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac (GP16) 2m 1.994s +2.053s [5/6] 323km/h

Q1:
13. Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 2m 01.285s 321km/h
14. Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar (GP16) 2m 01.340s 329km/h
15. Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 2m 01.567s 324km/h
16. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia (GP16) 2m 01.669s 328km/h
17. Jack Miller AUS EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 2m 01.672s 324km/h
18. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac (GP17) 2m 01.770s 325km/h
19. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 2m 02.017s 318km/h
20. Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar (GP15) 2m 02.037s 325km/h
21. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia (GP15) 2m 02.185s 320km/h
22. Tito Rabat ESP EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 2m 02.211s 324km/h
23. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 2m 02.787s 318km/h

FP4:

1. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (GP17) 2m 01.060s [Lap 8/9] 320km/h (Max)
2. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP17) 2m 01.718s +0.658s [9/12] 328km/h
3. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 01.740s +0.680s [9/12] 322km/h
4. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 2m 01.778s +0.718s [6/12] 321km/h
5. Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 2m 01.829s +0.769s [12/13] 326km/h
6. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 2m 01.835s +0.775s [7/15] 322km/h
7. Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 2m 01.954s +0.894s [6/13] 321km/h
8. Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 2m 02.089s +1.029s [9/13] 323km/h
9. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 2m 02.109s +1.049s [8/12] 322km/h
10. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac (GP17) 2m 02.306s +1.246s [10/13] 325km/h
11. Tito Rabat ESP EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 2m 02.378s +1.318s [9/12] 320km/h
12. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 2m 02.503s +1.443s [11/13] 323km/h
13. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 2m 02.512s +1.452s [4/12] 321km/h
14. Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar (GP16) 2m 02.741s +1.681s [9/11] 327km/h
15. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 2m 02.864s +1.804s [4/9] 319km/h
16. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 2m 02.871s +1.811s [11/13] 322km/h
17. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac (GP16) 2m 03.007s +1.947s [3/13] 323km/h
18. Jack Miller AUS EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 2m 03.262s +2.202s [4/13] 322km/h
19. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 2m 03.271s +2.211s [9/11] 317km/h
20. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia (GP16) 2m 03.320s +2.260s [4/8] 327km/h
21. Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar (GP15) 2m 03.401s +2.341s [4/8] 323km/h
22. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia (GP15) 2m 03.612s +2.552s [5/6] 316km/h
23. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 2m 04.246s +3.186s [6/9] 318km/h

FP3:
1. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 2m 01.734s [Lap 16/16] 321km/h (Max)
2. Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 2m 01.877s +0.143s [7/8] 328km/h
3. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 2m 02.088s +0.354s [9/10] 321km/h
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP17) 2m 02.208s +0.474s [9/9] 328km/h
5. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac (GP17) 2m 02.287s +0.553s [7/7] 326km/h
6. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 02.318s +0.584s [9/10] 322km/h
7. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 2m 02.513s +0.779s [12/12] 322km/h
8. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 2m 02.530s +0.796s [8/9] 325km/h
9. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 2m 02.602s +0.868s [12/12] 324km/h
10. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac (GP16) 2m 02.818s +1.084s [7/8] 324km/h
11. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 2m 02.852s +1.118s [15/16] 323km/h
12. Jack Miller AUS EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 2m 02.871s +1.137s [13/14] 322km/h
13. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (GP17) 2m 02.946s +1.212s [7/7] 320km/h
14. Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 2m 02.965s +1.231s [7/7] 321km/h
15. Tito Rabat ESP EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 2m 03.029s +1.295s [11/13] 322km/h
16. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 2m 03.187s +1.453s [9/10] 321km/h
17. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia (GP16) 2m 03.352s +1.618s [8/8] 328km/h
18. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia (GP15) 2m 03.362s +1.628s [11/12] 320km/h
19. Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar (GP16) 2m 03.757s +2.023s [13/13] 328km/h
20. Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar (GP15) 2m 03.798s +2.064s [6/7] 324km/h
21. Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 2m 03.919s +2.185s [5/6] 323km/h
22. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 2m 04.242s +2.508s [7/8] 318km/h
23. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) No Time [0/0] 0km/h