MotoGP – Istanbul Day 1 – Rossi: "The vibration is no longer there"

Same thing as Jerez. Yes, if we look at the problems encountered this afternoon. No, if we think about third place in the morning. Perhaps, in light of the uncertain weather. A big puzzle for Valentino Rossi, who finished the afternoon free practice session of the MotoGP in Istanbul in eleventh place. With an M1 with a new chassis, the "Doctor" solved several problems, starting with the biggest and most well-known one, chattering...

“This morning we were quick straight away and it seemed very promising to us. We had the third fastest time and the prospect of continuing like this in the afternoon, but the changes we tried to improve acceleration unfortunately made us lose a lot of grip under braking. In fact, in the afternoon our times remained more or less the same as in the morning even if the track was about half a second faster given that it had cleaned up compared to the first session and we finished eleventh. I feel at the same time slightly worried and quite confident because, at the end of the session, going back to the morning set-up, we improved a lot and recorded the best time of the day. At the moment there is no vibration and we hope that it will not be felt tomorrow as the track grip improves"

Alessio Piana