MotoGP | GP Silverstone Press Conference: Valentino Rossi, "Like Zarco in the Ducati days, I thought about quitting" [VIDEO]

MotoGP Great Britain Press Conference – Valentino Rossi spoke during the MotoGP press conference in Silverstone, where the twelfth round of the 2019 MotoGP championship, the British GP, is scheduled for Sunday.

After the fourth place in Austria, the Yamaha rider thinks that the English track is the right track for Yamaha to hope for a good result.

Statements Valentino Rossi GP Silverstone MotoGP Press Conference

“There has been a better restart for us in the last few races. We made a step forward and I was competitive in the race, considering that Austria is one of the worst tracks for us it was a good result. We hope to get here and continue with these results. We have to work and Silverstone is a fantastic track. Everyone is waiting for the new asphalt, because if a good job has been done it will be a lot of fun. Let's also see what the weather will be like. In 2017 it was fantastic, while last year it was a disaster. I've had good races here in the past and the podium is the goal. We don't have excellent top speed, but we need to find a good balance for Sunday. I think that between v4 engines or inline 4s there are strong points and weak points, we have often spoken in the past with Yamaha. At the moment the V4s are the fastest, but Iwata is focused on the inline 4s because they think they can do a better job. On paper we are stronger in corners and less in speed but that's not entirely true. Yamaha must continue to work in this direction because this is its future. Years ago even the inline 4 was fast, you just need to be able to exploit all its potential.

Valentino Rossi on Zarco GP Silverstone MotoGP Press Conference

“I felt like Zarco when I was at Ducati. I had great expectations, from the outside, from myself and from Ducati, but I didn't have a good feeling with the bike. Maybe Zarco's similar situation. I know it's difficult in those conditions. You lose the motivation and happiness of running. From the start you have negative feelings and if you don't have fun everything becomes heavier. You enter a sort of tunnel. Many times I thought about quitting when I was at Ducati, but fortunately I didn't, because I had no other alternatives. If you miss the opportunity to be in the paddock it's difficult to get back. He made the decision without having any alternatives, but I believe he will return with a competitive bike."