Jonathan Rea says finishing ahead of MotoGP superstar Valentino Rossi at Aragon was the best moment of his debut in the series this season, aims to return and show his potential...
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Jonathan Rea says finishing ahead of MotoGP superstar Valentino Rossi at Aragon was the best moment of his debut in the series this season, aims to return and show his potential...
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Guareschi: “The worse outcome was a bad scare for us all”
Nicky Hayden and Valentino Rossi both had costly off-track excursions in the early stages of the Aragon GP, with the former crashing upon striking a tyre wall and the latter having to fight through the pack after re-entering the circuit and completing the first lap in last place.
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The starting line will be the third, eighth for Valentino Rossi in qualifying Aragon, half a disappointment after the podium at Misano . The situation in Spain was not easy, the advantage of having played test on the track this time it was to the advantage of the opponents and to make matters worse they also put the bad weather and a fall in the middle of the turn. " In the end we have been fortunate to have at least one turn in the dry "the consolation of the Doctor. As for the slide, the explanation is simple: " the curve when I went to the ground is the first right after so many on the left, likely that the rubber on that side was not hot enough - he says - also in the change of direction the bike I surged slightly and insert the front load was not enough , and slipped away . "'
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Despite coming off of his best dry weather result with Ducati, there are still many open questions for Valentino Rossi at Aragon. "This weekend will be an important test to better understand our level - the Italian rider revealed - we took a step forward, but we need to know how big it was. I tried other updates during the Monday post-race test that were also an improvement, but now we need confirmation."
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Rain affects free practice at Aragon GP
The first two free practice sessions at the Aragon Grand Prix were affected by bad weather. The first, which was postponed by one hour in order to clean up an oil spill that had occurred during the Moto3 session, was rendered useless by mixed conditions, which were neither entirely wet nor entirely dry. The second, which was completely wet, could prove to be important if the forecasts calling for rain in tomorrow’s qualifying session are correct.
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Valentino Rossi believes the next four races will give a more representative view of Ducati's level of competitiveness, starting with Aragon this weekend.
The seven-time world champion scored his best result on the Italian bike at Misano last time out, when he finished second.
But he added that more time was needed to see the true extent of progress Ducati has made since introducing a new chassis and swingarm.
"This is a big test for us and will test better our data because in Misano it was a good weekend and a great race result for us," he said about the San Marino MotoGP weekend, much of which took place in wet conditions.
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The Ducati Team is preparing to return to the track at the Spanish Aragon circuit for the fourteenth round on the championship calendar. The season is entering its final phase, which will conclude at Valencia, with three consecutive extra-European races to run in between the two Spanish races.
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