Rossi laments “very destructive” Catalunya MotoGP shuffle
The Petronas SRT rider made exact steps forward with his Yamaha at Barcelona following a demanding open to 2021, with Rossi making it through to Q2 for completely the third time this season.
Though a wreck left him 11th on the grid Rossi was as soon as confident of a solid showing within the shuffle. On the other hand, his different of laborious rear tyre – which he was as soon as convinced about after warmth-up – didn’t work within the shuffle and he lost six tenths per lap from the off.
His struggles for rear grip led to his tyre constructing a vibration which led to his wreck at Flip 10 on lap 17 of 24.
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Valentino Rossi, Petronas Yamaha SRT
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“Sure, it’s a extraordinarily destructive shuffle for me attributable to we anticipated a lot more attributable to from the day earlier than as of late morning I had correct tempo,” Rossi mentioned after the shuffle on Sunday. “The earlier day afternoon in FP4 we tried the laborious and I actually feel correct, I was as soon as immediate moreover after some laps.
“So, we decided to make exercise of the laborious rear moreover this morning to utilize out the full doubt for that reason morning was as soon as frigid. And I felt no longer so immoral, I actually feel correct and my tempo was as soon as correct.
“So, we inch in conjunction with the laborious rear moreover since the cases of this afternoon had been precisely the the same to the day earlier than as of late afternoon. But, unfortunately, from the first lap I didn’t actually feel correct, I didn’t have grip on the rear.
“Looks to be relish the laborious tyre of as of late was as soon as worse than the day earlier than as of late and this morning and I lost 0.6s per lap and I was as soon as very behind. At the stay I moreover crashed attributable to when the tyre slides relish this the tyre had a vibration and at Flip 10 I crashed.
“We anticipated a lot more since the tempo within the practice was as soon as no longer so immoral, so it’s a spacious disgrace.”
Personnel-mate Franco Morbidelli similarly struggled on the laborious rear tyre, with the Italian – who was as soon as anticipated to fight for victory in accordance with his practice tempo – fading to ninth within the shuffle.
“I judge I bought the entire lot out of the kit,” he mentioned. “If I test, ideal 365 days’s shuffle, the time is de facto the the same, it’s true one second slower.
“So, I judge I took generally the entire lot out from the kit. I don’t judge I would per chance well attain more this shuffle.”