Marco Melandri analyzes his difficult moment….

"Yamaha is in clear difficulty"
Melandri: "It hurts me to be behind"
Marco Melandri, reigning world champion in the 250 class, is experiencing the
first season in MotoGP with more difficulties than it would have been
could imagine. "I certainly can't say I'm enthusiastic," he said
to Tgcom - because there are several behind Barcelona's 13th place
problems. As for the bike (Yamaha M1, ed.) we are certainly in difficulty,
but I'm still not as trained as I should be. Staying behind weighs."

He rarely breaks down and lets go. She doesn't complain in vain. She doesn't come back
in his way of being. He didn't make it last year after a season start in
chiaroscuro and then ended in a real triumph, it certainly doesn't do so now.

He knew well that his debut in MotoGP wasn't easy. Perhaps, however,
he would have liked to be able to give himself some more satisfaction. After
the race in Barcelona Marco Melandri's face betrayed all the disappointment for
a poorly digested 13th place. A few days later, however, good mood and determination
they have already returned. "I certainly wasn't thrilled. That is
clear, but I always said I would need time. At Montmelò,
then, we were never able to find the right set-up: the gears didn't work during the race
they went in, the clutch blew and when the tires went I thought
just to finish the race. Surprised by Ducati's victory? Yes,
I would say yes. Well done Capirossi, though: Valentino (Rossi, ed.) made a mistake,
it's true, but Loris was phenomenal."

However, it is not easy to accept being in the background for who he is
always used to excelling. MotoGP doesn't give anything away, even more so
when the difficulties of one are added to the price of the debut
motorbike that does not appear to be up to the competition. "We're behind, this
It is true. In the winter we wasted time switching from carburetors
at the injection and now we pay for the delay. It would be wrong not to recognize it:
last year Barros won two races, now he's struggling to keep up. But he isn't
just a problem with Yamaha: I'm not trained well yet, I struggle, I have
I need to stay on the bike and get used to it. On the flying lap I have no problems, but
in the race after seven/eight laps my arm is stiff."
So no discount. Especially to himself. "I know I can't fight
for the podium – concluded Melandri – but this doesn't stop me from hoping.
And already in Assen I will try to stay in front: it's hard to be behind..."

Source: Tgcom.it