“We are in the fight for fifth place in the championship with Cal and Alvaro. We are the slowest of the three but we have to try” - Valentino Rossi.
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“We are in the fight for fifth place in the championship with Cal and Alvaro. We are the slowest of the three but we have to try” - Valentino Rossi.
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Valentino Rossi says he could have not ridden any faster or put in any extra effort after he ended the Grand Prix of Japan at the Twin Ring Motegi in a lonely and distant seventh.
The Italian said finishing a massive 26 seconds behind race winner Dani Pedrosa was the maximum potential his factory Ducati GP12 has, with a lack of rear grip under acceleration remaining the Desmosedici’s biggest weakness.
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Valentino Rossi was surprisingly satisfied with his effort while Nicky Hayden's struggles continued on Saturday.
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PROGRAMMING NOTE: The Grand Prix of Japan from Motegi, Japan will air on SPEED on Sunday, October 14 at 6:00pm ET. MotoGP QP will air LIVE on SPEED2 all season long. #MotoGPonSPEED
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Valentino Rossi was in the mood to provide "360° feedback" today in Japan, as he prepared to start a string of three consecutive races which will essentially conclude his time at Ducati. On a day in which Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta shared his views on the future of the sport, Rossi was eager to voice his own opinion: "MotoGP has changed a lot compared to 6 or 7 years ago. The races are boring now, they lack excitement - the Doctor commented - Maybe it's not too important for the factories, but it is for the people manage the series and have to sell the sport."
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Valentino Rossi put his impressive late showing in second MotoGP practice at Motegi down to setup changes on his Ducati...
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Ducati Team hopes to continue good record at Motegi
As the Ducati Team focuses on its job of improving the Desmosedici, the fifteenth round on the MotoGP calendar, set to kick off on Friday at Motegi, will provide the team’s technicians with an opportunity to check the setting updates on a track where the Italian bike has traditionally worked well.
The Japanese circuit, where the Ducati Team has collected four wins and one additional podium finish, last year saw Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden working well on their bikes’ setups, enabling them to lap at a good pace all weekend, although their respective races were affected by a crash and an off-track excursion.
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