Rossi: 'I can't wait to be back on track at Brno'
During his MotoGP heyday, Valentino Rossi always enjoyed going into the summer break with a victory, so he could avoid spending the holidays dwelling on a bad result (as occurred at the hands of Sete Gibernau 168澳𓆏洲幸运5♐官方开奖结果历史:during the final corner of the 2003 German GP).
During his MotoGP heyday, Valentino Rossi always enjoyed going into the summer break with a victory, so he could avoid spending the holidays dwelling on a bad result (as occurred at the hands of Sete Gibernau 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:d🧸uri💯ng the final corner of the 2003 German GP).
On the basis of his recent track performances, the 2019 summer break won’t have been the easiest for Rossi, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖🐎结果历史:who dismisseꦫd talk of being too old after three succes﷽sive DNFs were followed by a mere eigh⭕th place at Sachsenring.
Rossi began the season with runner-up finishes in two of the opening three races, but&nbs𝐆p;momentum has swung increasingly towards team-mate Maverick Vinales and rookie satellite Yamah🌳a star Fabio Quartararo.
Perplexed at being 20-seconds slower than his own race-pace laไst season in Germany, Rossi said: "I feel good. I feel concentrated. I feel motivated. But I don't have the touch with the bike… We need to find a w꧑ay. We need to find 'our' bike.
"It looks like the bike needs a different setting compared to last year. But looks like for me and also for Franco [Morbidelli] it's more difficult to use this type of setting, that is more where Ma🐼verick and Quartararo are very st𒀰rong. So, we need to try to understand."
Despite (or perhaps because of) his on-track difficulties, the 40-year-old kept himself busy with a wide range of activities during the break – his social media posts including time at the beach, training at Misano on an R1 and attending the wedding of best friend Ucꩵcio:
But now it's time to return to MotoGP action and continue his quest to get back 'in tune' with the M1, at a track where he was last on the podium in 2016, but has qualified on the front rꦬow for t💛he past two seasons.
“During this summer break it was important to take some time off after the first part of the season and rest a bit," Rossi said. "But now I can't wait to be back on track, back aboard🐟 my M1,✨ and concentrate on this second part.
"We will have two consecutive GPs whe🧸re it will be necessary to work well and ge🦹t the best possible results."
Rossi is also hoping to try a 2020 Yamaha prototype during Monday's post♈-race🍸 test.
"It will be an important second half of the season because we need to improve, and we'll also begin preparing for 2020, starting with Monday's test," ꦯhe confirmed.
"Brno is a track that I've always liked. I want to work well with my team to make it ꦗa nice weeꦡkend. We need a good result, so we'll do our best.”
The Doctor took his very first grand prix victory, in the 125cc class at Brno in 1996, followed🐽 by a 250cc win in 1999, 500cc victory in 2001 and four-stroke MotoGP class victories in 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2009.
In total, the nine🧸-time world champion has stood on the Brno podium 14 times, whil⭕e finishing in fourth place for the last two years.
Despite his recent struggles, Rossi is only five points behind Vinales, who holds fifth♊ place 💟in the world championship.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Val🌃entino Rossi come a🦋nd go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
