MotoGP – Indianapolis Qualifying – Valentino Rossi: “Fallen at the worst moment”

Unexpected qualifying for Valentino Rossi in Indianapolis, who didn't go beyond the third row with the seventh fastest time, but above all he crashed for the second time on the same day. There are many problems with his Yamaha, but Rossi is convinced that he can have a good race tomorrow also because riders like Pedrosa and Stoner are not on the front row.

“Today we worked hard to try to recover the confidence we lost and we made some improvements. Unfortunately I crashed at the worst moment of the session, on the soft tyre, after doing some fast laps but not enough time to try again. It could have been worse because I thought I would have finished much further back than seventh place, so we can be happy with how it went. This track is very bumpy and I think something needs to be done to improve it. I don't know when was the last time I fell twice in one day, but it was certainly many years ago, in the 90s perhaps! Luckily I'm okay, I wasn't hurt and that's the most important thing. I think tomorrow will be a very interesting day, because me, Pedrosa and Stoner are all behind the front row, which is unusual. It could be fun!.”