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Rossi more important points than a home win

Rossi more important points than a home win

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Valentino Rossi explained that in today's race for the San Marino GP, it was more important for him to just finish the race, and thus collect new points and thus increase the advantage in the championship, than to win in front of the home crowd. The Yamaha racer finished the race in fifth place after a wrong tactical decision, but due to the fall of this year's title contender, Jorge Lorenzo, he nevertheless increased his advantage in the championship points from 12 to 23 points. "The championship is much more important than winning this race. The title is the main goal," Rossi said. "Unfortunately Jorge fell and I ended up gaining 11 points. That's very good for the championship, but at the same time it's a shame I didn't make it to the podium as I wanted to finish in the top three in front of the home crowd," the Italian explained. which finished lower than the third for the first time this year
Marquez won, Lorenzo fell, Rossi messed up

Marquez won, Lorenzo fell, Rossi messed up

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Marc Marquez claimed another victory at Misano after taking advantage of changing track conditions. Valentino Rossi settled for only fifth place after the crash of Jorge Lorenzo, as he increased his lead in the championship overall despite his low ranking. Marquez followed the Yamaha riders in the wet conditions, but changed engines as soon as the track dried, while Lorenzo and Rossi stayed on track and lost many places. Lorenzo crashed at high speed and had to retire, while Rossi dropped to the back. Bradley Smith ran the entire race on dry tires, riding outside the top XNUMX for one part of the race, but eventually made it to second place. Scott Redding crashed in the sixth lap of the race, but recovered and eventually celebrated his third place finish. Lor
Rossi: I have to drive faster

Rossi: I have to drive faster

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After eleven races of the season, Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo are tied in the championship points. With seven races to go, Lorenzo has become a tough opponent for Rossi in the final races, and the Italian's points lead has melted away. "Valentino and I are like at the beginning of the championship," said Lorenzo. "We are tied on points. Although I have won five races, I always have to stand on the podium in the remaining races because Vale is at an incredibly high level this year. He is on the podium all the time, so my goal is to finish all the races until Valencia on the winner's podium. Whenever the opportunity presents itself, I will try to win, but when it is not possible, I will try to finish the race in second or third place. This is the only way I can successfully compete with Valentino for this year's title," believes the Spaniard, k
Lorenzo and Marquez too hard a nut for Rossi

Lorenzo and Marquez too hard a nut for Rossi

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Jorge Lorenzo supervised the race in Brno from the start, where he retained the leading position, which he did not let go of until the end of the race. The Yamaha racer has thus claimed his fifth victory of the season. Marc Marquez was still able to follow the moody Spaniard in the first laps, and in the middle of the race Lorenzo drove as if to find an extra gear. Valentino Rossi fell for Ducati racer Andrea Dovizioso after another poor start. He later overtook him, but he could only see Lorenzo and Maruqez driving elusively far. In the middle of the race, he was already five seconds behind the leaders and it became clear that he would only settle for third place. Yamaha racers are tied in the championship points after the race in Brno, but Lorenzo is officially in the lead due to a larger number of victories.
Marquez secured victory in the final rounds

Marquez secured victory in the final rounds

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World champion Marc Marquez won the Indianapolis Grand Prix race on Sunday, where he crossed the finish line just over half a second ahead of Jorge Lorenzo, who led until the final three laps. With the win, Marquez secured a victory in all seven of his races at American racetracks in the most elite Moto GP series. Valentino Rossi finished in third place, whose advantage in scoring the World Cup dropped to nine points. Lorenzo started best and came to the first bend in front of both Hondas, which pushed Marquez and Dani Pedroso to the second or. third place. The top two racers broke away from Pedrosa, and the difference between them in the first half of the race was around three tenths, but Marquez Lorenza never really threatened. Rossi made his way from eighth place to ospr
Rossi and Lorenzo would give Hamilton a motorcycle

Rossi and Lorenzo would give Hamilton a motorcycle

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After Lewis Hamilton expressed interest in racing in NASCAR or Moto GP, Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo came forward to gladly give the Briton a Yamaha YZR-M1 motorcycle for testing. Rossi, who is vying for his eighth championship title this season of the Moto GP series, commented: "Sometimes I talk to Hamilton, he came to the race at Le Mans. He has expressed interest in racing several times and also says he has a good level of experience. as it rides 450. You definitely need prior knowledge to ride a Moto GP series motorcycle, but it's pretty easy to drive. It would be nice if Hamilton really tried it. " Lorenzo, a two-time Moto GP world champion, added: "As Rossi has already said, Hamilton is very passionate about motorcycles, so I would be happy to lend him mine."  
Ducati is chasing a lost form

Ducati is chasing a lost form

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The Ducati team has lost contact with the Honda and Yamaha teams in the last two races, so they will try to regain what they lost in tests in Misano, Italy. “In these tests, we want to see how the difference between us and the best teams could have increased so much,” said Ducati’s Davide Tardozzi. "We were competitive at the start of the season, but now we've lost touch with the best. We're testing a lot of things here because we just have to catch up with rivals." In Misano, in addition to Ducati and Honda, the Suzuki team is also testing, and Yamaha has decided to skip the testing.
Rossi happy with the podium

Rossi happy with the podium

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Valentino Rossi finished the race in Germany in third place, but nevertheless increased his advantage over his closest rival in the overall standings of the championship, Jorge Lorenzo. The Italian was powerless against the Honda racers at the Sachsenring, although he tried to beat at least Dani Pedroso. “Stairs are always welcome,” he said after the race. "But you always want to finish the race higher than third. This weekend, third place was the most we could achieve, as (Marc) Marquez was better. The most important thing was that we finished the race before Jorge. It's good behind us. race as we did our job well.The engine was good after the warm-ups and allowed me to drive fast.We may have only won three points more but I still increased the lead in the championship.I would describe my race
Rossi: I’ll have to try harder

Rossi: I’ll have to try harder

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Valentino Rossi did not do well in the second free practice. He tested the asymmetrical Bridgestone tires and finished training in seventh place, but did not improve his morning time. “The day isn’t even that bad as we were pretty fast in the morning,” said the Italian, otherwise the second fastest in the first practice. "But in the afternoon things got harder as the track warmed up and the engine slid more, so it was hard to control. We managed to improve the settings and in the back of the track I was able to set the best time with a tire that did more than 20 laps. Given that, we've taken a step forward. I'm glad we can start the weekend with good settings, but now we need to improve a lot of little things. We're not slow, but we're not fast either, so I'll have to work harder. " It's Rossi
Rossi only wins since the 15-year milestone

Rossi only wins since the 15-year milestone

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With the victory in the Netherlands, Valentino Rossi set a new milestone, which he can improve in Germany. Exactly 14 years and 353 days have passed in Assn since the Italian's first victory in the highest class, and with the victory, the Doctor thus extended the already record-breaking long period of winning performances. If a Yamaha racer still wins in Germany, more than 15 years will pass between his first and most recent (and probably not last) victory. The longest winning periods of the highest MotoGP class: 1. Valentino Rossi - 14 years 353 days (2000 British GP - 2015 Dutch TT) 2. Alex Barros - 11 years 204 days (1993 FIM GP - 2005 Portuguese GP) 3. Phil Read - 11 years 16 days (1964 Ulster GP - 1975 Czech GP) 4. Giacomo Agostini - 11 years 7 days (1965 Finnish GP - 1976 West German GP)