After finishing 15th in Australia, it wasn't difficult for Valentino to improve on that qualifying performance today, but second place at Sepang is a big step forward. “It's a shame the race is tomorrow”, smiles Rossi.
After finishing 15th in Australia, it wasn't difficult for Valentino to improve on that qualifying performance today, but second place at Sepang is a big step forward. “It's a shame the race is tomorrow”, smiles Rossi.
Valentino has always liked Sepang and he was very curious to see if it would be the same after its makeover. Resurfaced and with different inclination on the corner that, in some cases, improved it, but some critical issues also emerged.
The question was somehow inevitable and the answer was just as predictable. A year later, Rossi is facing his memories of last year at Sepang when his relationship with Marquez disintegrated after a heated press conference.
Valentino Rossi admitted he simply had no answer to Cal Crutchlow as the Movistar Yamaha rider came from 15th place on the grid to seal the runner-up spot at Phillip Island in Australia. Rossi had to start from the fifth row of the grid after a frustrating qualifying session on Saturday but
On Saturday afternoon in Australia it was difficult to escape the feeling that Yamaha's season was unravelling, as Valentino Rossi posted his worst qualifying performance since his return to the Japanese factory in 2013. Crashing out of the Japanese Grand Prix, incurring a penalty on Friday
Valentino Rossi will start day two of the Australian MotoGP from just 20th position on the Phillip Island timesheets. The Italian superstar was demoted from second to second-last in FP1 after exceeding the 10-lap limit Michelin placed on the extra-soft front wet tyre. The reason for the
Valentino Rossi believes Yamaha's inability to significantly improve the M1 during the season played a critical role in the 2016 MotoGP title fight - and expects significant improvements with the machine's engine and chassis ahead of next year. Both Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo were unable to ree
Valentino Rossi's race and world championship hopes ended with a fall from second place in Sunday's Japanese MotoGP. The Italian, who had qualified on pole, overtook Movistar Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo a lap earlier and was pushing hard to try and catch leader Marc Marquez. But Ross
Valentino Rossi feels fierce rivals Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo currently have an edge on race pace as the Movistar Yamaha rider prepares for his 64th Grand Prix pole start in the Japanese MotoGP. Rossi set the fastest time in Q2 on his final lap to head up the front row from Repsol Honda
Valentino Rossi finished an incident-marred opening day of the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi in seventh place. The Doctor was only 0.381s behind pace setting Movistar Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, but that time was set after changing back to soft tyres at the end of the session.