Rossi and his Team WRT teammates Nico Muller and Fred Vervisch finished fifth at Hockenheim, Germany, at the weekend as the MotoGP lꦇegend’s new career on four wheels c༒ontinues to take shape.

Rossi endured a rollercoaster weekend but emerged wit✱h cred🃏it.

“It was a good race and a good weekend༒,” he saiওd. “On this track we were competitive. 

“I did a mistake in my stint, went into the gravel, lost positions and then had a contact which c꧃ost us a five-second penalty. 

“Fred and Nico were very strong and recovered well. Unfoꦍrtunately, we narrowly missed✃ the podium, we will try again next time.”

Muller said: “The race wasn’t that clean, a lot happene🔯d on the track. We had podium pace in te🍬rms of absolute performance, and Vale did again a mega job, he took another step forward.

“At the end, a good result, fifth, but still, itꦡ tastes bitter-sweet, as we could have been on the podium. It’s getting cl𒅌oser…”

Vervisch said: “It was a good weekend since free practice, the ꦓAudis were strong and us as well. We qualified well, it was a good race for us despite some little setbacks. Eventually, we didn’t get the podium, it will be for next time.”

Team principal Vincent Vosse added: “Car #46 had a fantastic weeke🐼nd and took a very nice top 5, proving the great progressio🎀n, which is great.”