Rossi too restrained in the fast lap

Author of the article: , published on May 15, 2021.

Valentino Rossi believes that in his quick attempt to win ninth place at the French Grand Prix, he was too restrained after his lap was affected by a minor slip in the back of the lap.

The Petronas SRT racer qualified for the Q2 part of the qualifiers for the first time this year, and both he and his teammate Franco Morbidelli picked the right tactics in the last race for the starting places and drove off the garages with dry tires on the drying track.

Rossi would have swung even to the top of the time table with the second lap, but in the last turn he drove onto the wet part of the track causing him to almost fall. “We chose the right tactics in the team as we started the qualifiers with dry track tires, which gave us a small advantage,” Rossi said. “In the second lap, I drove on the wet part of the asphalt in the last turn and almost fell, so I was a little more careful there in the continuation. As a result, I was very reserved in the last fast lap and could drive a faster lap. I doubt it would help me to use a new rear tire, as in such conditions it is better to stay on the track and improve the feel of the track. We were faster with each lap, so I don't think the new tire would bring much of an advantage. ”

Morbidelli won fourth place with Yamaha the year before last, and the Italian is suffering from a knee injury he suffered during training on Rossi's ranch, which caused him to fall in the third free practice during a motorcycle change exercise. “My knee wasn’t too stable. When I stepped on the ground when changing the bike, I felt like I was going to dislocate my knee, so I got down and fell instead of jumping on the bike. The injury happened last week while training on the ranch, although I didn’t fall. My knee is weak and I feel pain, ”Morbidelli explained.

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