MotoGP Laguna Seca: Valentino Rossi “I started well, but we have to wait for this afternoon”

Valentino Rossi finished the first free practice session of the MotoGP class at Laguna Seca in second position. The Yamaha rider from Pesaro finished 91 thousandths of a second behind Crutchlow and ahead of Marc Marquez, who once again demonstrated that he is a true champion today. In fact, already in the first session he was very fast, also earning compliments from the Pesaro driver.

“The first round didn't go bad, we started well. We managed to move the rehearsals a little later but it's foggy!! you drive, the track is dry, but there are drops on the helmet and the screen and it's not nice!!. We will have to do a good job this afternoon, because there should be the same conditions that we will find in the race. I lapped quite fast and for the first session I'm happy, the bike rides well but we'll go much faster. The goal is the podium.”

Rossi then talked about his opponents

“Crutchlow did well, he did a little better than me, but I have to say that traffic is also important here, you also encounter a lot of CRT traffic. Also Marquez it's close, I expected it to be quick straight away it's not a surprise, but a confirmation. "

The nine-time world champion then spoke about his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, who returned here after his second collarbone operation

“In my opinion Jorge started calmly, rightly so, this afternoon, tomorrow and he will be competitive in the race.”