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MotoGP: Valentino Rossi “It's a shame we couldn't fight for the podium here in Misano”

Another fourth place for the Yamaha rider from Pesaro, who after yesterday's qualifying was aiming for the podium

di Alessio Brunori15 September 2013
MotoGP: Valentino Rossi “It's a shame we couldn't fight for the podium here in Misano”MotoGP: Valentino Rossi “It's a shame we couldn't fight for the podium here in Misano”

It's a disappointed Valentino Rossi who speaks at the end of the San Marino and Riviera di Rimini Grand Prix, his home race. The Pesaro native who started from the front row was aiming for the podium, but had to give in to the three Spaniards, Lorenzo, Marquez and Pedrosa. In the first laps he managed to keep the pace of the Hondas, while subsequently his pace dropped. Lorenzo, on the other hand, was always elusive, escaping from the first corner.

“I'm disappointed because I wasn't able to fight for the podium in what is my home race, here in Misano, in front of my fans. I did well in practice, I started from the front row and so I was thinking of the podium, but in the race it was difficult, the top three (Lorenzo, Marquez and Pedrosa) went very fast. Pedrosa had some problems in practice, but then in the race he went very fast. I tried to resist, but it closed in front of me a couple of times.

I made a good start, but I was surprised by Espargarò's early one. Then I still managed to overtake him and in the first laps of the race I went very fast. Marc made some mistakes at the beginning, but then he recovered and I wasn't able to keep up with his pace. His overtaking was hard, but correct, beautiful, especially for him!

This is a different fourth place from the last ones, because I went fast in practice and was aiming for the podium. Unfortunately I suffer with a full tank, I'm taller and heavier so it's a disadvantage, but I still have to improve. In the race I kept a good pace in the first laps, then I couldn't do it anymore, but my fastest lap and Lorenzo's are very similar.”

How much did the seamless gearbox influence Lorenzo's victory and how much did it help you?

“I immediately liked the seamless gearbox, but today Jorge was fantastic from the first to the last lap. He did a fantastic first lap, he immediately made the difference and on the second lap he did the best lap of the race. He drives very well, he is 34 points behind in the championship, but he is not finished. Today, however, I had more problems in the front than in acceleration and the seamless doesn't help you there."

Your dad Graziano said that this year every race is like a wild card for you, do you agree?

“For sure, even if it's strange to say, I have to get used to being at the front again. In the last two years I fought for seventh, eighth position and got within 40 seconds, now it's another way of racing. I agree on the subject of room for improvement, I still don't ride the bike like Lorenzo, we need to improve and tomorrow's tests could help us already, where we will try some new material.”

Is the key to winning races this year getting off to a flying start in the first few laps?

“It's a discussion that can be valid for Marquez and Lorenzo, today for example Jorge immediately drove to the limit especially in the first five corners, where he trusts and is good, he never makes a mistake at the start, he is doing an excellent job.”

Your brother made his debut today as a wild card in the world championship, but his race ended immediately, what do you think?

“Unfortunately he started badly, lost some positions and in an attempt to recover he crashed. It's a shame, because the race is a different story compared to the tests and it would have helped him gain a great experience.”

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25 comments
  • VDS said:
    15 September 2013 at the 19: 30

    Totally agree, another very hard beating taken by the Spaniards, and above all by Lorenzo!
    It's the fourth of the four, there's no point looking for excuses.

  • bibo said:
    15 September 2013 at the 20: 32

    did he fight for the podium???
    :-)

  • tester said:
    15 September 2013 at the 21: 29

    reply to @lyonn for an article from a few days ago…… ahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahaha…. cogli@ne what do you have to say today??? what's old??? at least Lentino comes up with the excuse that he still needs to get used to... go go.... go to the nudist beaches to do it!!!!!! WORTH HOMM EM@RD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    1. fatman said:
      16 September 2013 at the 18: 46

      …ahahahahaha…nudist and fascist together with his big friend w the sic…and go for the Pesaro style…valem@rd@!!!

  • tester said:
    15 September 2013 at the 21: 30

    WHO KNOWS IF THEY WILL ALSO BAN ME FOR THIS... I think Lyonn has attracted the attention of someone in the management...

    1. zuki said:
      16 September 2013 at the 13: 52

      I would never ban you, you're beautiful, you make us all feel better!

  • Bryan said:
    16 September 2013 at the 07: 44

    Rossi can look on the bright side, Bautista had brake problems, otherwise they would have done another race as a pair...

  • TONYKART said:
    16 September 2013 at the 09: 29

    This is your potential, if you haven't succeeded here or at Mugello let alone on other tracks. However...what I will remember this Sunday is the intervention of his father Graziano after the race, it was evident from his tone of voice and his words an envy and anger towards the riders in front of him and anyone who insinuated that Valentino is no longer competitive. This was very bad. What Valentino won Even the stones know but why spit on everything and everyone if his performances don't are they up to the best??? what do you mean that for 2 years he drove something terrible and now he has to reset his brain????!!!!!!!!!! are we kidding????? Now Valentino has nothing left to learn or habits to change, he's not fast and he doesn't drive over technical problems.

    1. tester said:
      16 September 2013 at the 09: 43

      Holy words.

    2. Ronnie said:
      16 September 2013 at the 10: 58

      In my opinion you are wrong, the bike has the potential, the team has the rider.

      If the bike goes so fast with Lorenzo, it can go so well with Rossi too.

      In the end, from Lorenzo's pre- and post-race interviews, it was understood that Jorge, whether by tactics, luck or skill, found the winning setting only in the Warm Up. Taking everyone else by surprise. Rossi, however, went in the opposite direction in the Warm Up and had to return to the setting from the previous day.

      This means that Lorenzo makes the difference in the first laps, but over the race distance the solution he found paid off more than that of his opponents.

      And it certainly didn't change the hardness of the fork, or certainly not just that but something more radical that influenced and improved the behavior of the bike as a whole.

      Rossi and his team, I don't expect them to understand the M1 as much as Lorenzo's team who for 2 years, took it to the limit learning from riders like Stoner.

      Let's not forget that 2011 is definitely the year in which Lorenzo had to do what in a certain sense Rossi is doing now, that is, losing and taking a big payday from Stoner who dominated the world championship.

      Now we see that Lorenzo is much stronger than in 2011. Given his age and that of part of his team, it is more difficult for Rossi to make this change. In my opinion he is not giving 110% like here in Misano in all the races. But it must be said that Rossi and the Team are trying everything to get closer to the leaders, and it's not a given that they will succeed over time. I see it as very difficult for Rossi to win another world championship, but perhaps with time he will be able to fight for the podium again until the end of the race, and perhaps win a few. If Lorenzo is so worried about not revealing the secrets to making the Yamaha run fast to his teammate and his rivals, it means that they too could find that solution, as Stoner found it and he found it in recent years. seasons.

      1. fatman said:
        16 September 2013 at the 11: 17

        …sorry, Rossi is indefensible…get over it!

      2. light said:
        16 September 2013 at the 12: 51

        He was with the leaders (again) and got dropped.
        Vale doesn't have those times, there's little to say, yes, he does 1-2 laps, but then….
        The bike is there, the partner too, if he doesn't do similar times (Vale) what could it possibly depend on?

        I thought of the fans when Marc made a mistake and Vale overtook him, I even heard the scream, then, when Marc passed him again with an applause-worthy overtaking, I still thought of the yellow people...

        My compliments Marquez, great. This is the future of MotoGP, there is little to do and say about it.

        Lorenzo set up the bike better already in FP4 and it must be said that he had lost an entire practice session or almost to work on the mechanical part of the engine braking (Yamaha has something like that which technically I'm not sure what it is )

        Lorenzo's 2011 is not comparable to Vale's 2013.

        Age doesn't matter, he is physically healthy, he is prepared and this age is not so influential as to determine these performances.

        It was his track, practically the last chance, excellent tests, excellent grid, a whole "world" (in yellow) waiting to catch its breath and he wasn't giving 110%?
        Sorry, but I don't believe it even if it were true (it's a figure of speech).

        Others were much more concerned about not divulging their “secrets.”
        In Yamaha, especially in the factory team, isn't everything available to everyone?

        Vale has already said that he can't ride the Yamaha with Lorenzo's settings (as has already been written in these pages), don't those words sound like the same as 2 years ago when he couldn't ride the Ducati like Stoner?

        I agree with fatman, indefensible!

      3. Ronnie said:
        16 September 2013 at the 19: 21

        okay, you remain with your ideas, you think that the secrets of development are shared, but you live in your own world.

        Nobody shares the secrets of success, I'm sorry but you don't understand much about competitions if you think that everything is available to everyone.

        Here it's not a question of basic adjustments, what Jorge found to maintain that pace throughout the race is a nice secret that they certainly won't divulge to either Rossi or Crutchlow, much less the Hondists.

        This time you want because it's Misano Rossi set Lorenzo's times until Saturday, and Rossi also threw away part of the tests because Bridgestone asked him to try the Dura on the rear.

        And even in the race this time, I'm sorry to say, dear detractors, Rossi was as fast as Lorenzo di Pedrosa and was very close to Marquez, so at least in Misano he reached their level.

        Then he still needs a lot of setting to improve to keep that pace for the whole race and maybe even physically, because if you look at Rossi when he gets to the end, he's not tired because he always takes a lot of seconds, while Lorenzo is always exhausted because maintaining that pace for the whole race is exhausting and he is younger than Rossi.

        Lorenzo made the step forward in the Warm Up like Rossi once did. And perhaps it was all a tactic to take Marquez by surprise on race day, because over the weekend he had always lagged behind, now if this was a tactical trick it is likely that it will not work again and Marquez as he did today in practice he will always push to the limit and will not be content with just trailing Lorenzo.

      4. fatman said:
        17 September 2013 at the 10: 30

        …we live in our world ahahahahah…but if you have been following the world championship recently and talk…how many strong riders have you seen? Sheene, have you seen it? And Spencer...I repeat: Rossi is truly indefensible!!!

      5. light said:
        17 September 2013 at the 16: 31

        Ronnie, I'll answer you at the bottom, with such a narrow space, the post would take too long.

  • zuki said:
    16 September 2013 at the 13: 56

    look at all the owls!
    they come out of their burrows even during the day!
    I liked Vale's match, I don't expect him to win to continue supporting him..
    It's like when I see Federer playing tennis, I always expect him to do something!
    I will follow Vale until he retires, obviously also supporting other riders, preferably Italian ones!
    I leave you to the lanciamer.da championship!
    hi guys!

  • Stonami77 said:
    16 September 2013 at the 14: 23

    http://gigler.blogspot.it/2013/07/leccezione-senza-regole.html

  • thorns said:
    16 September 2013 at the 14: 32

    It is with regret that we must note that Rossi is no longer the same as he was in his golden days. Between now and next year he will still get a few podiums and perhaps another "explosion" like the one in Assen but now we have to resign ourselves to the decline. It's normal.
    It was also the same for Schumi in F1. It will be for Lorenzo, Stoner, Marquez in x years.

    Yesterday he gave it to her. Few stories.

    I feel sorry for his father who suffers so much to see his son like this and even uses the paternal excuse of the wild card. Poor.

    With all this I continue to be a fan of the 46 credit to him for having tried again (he could have chosen ducats and continued with much easier excuses instead of getting back into the game)

    I hope he can return, maybe next year. but after yesterday the chances are 10%. He could use a great joker.

    The rest are just offensive comments just to "give it up" between users.

    Hello everyone

    1. fatman said:
      16 September 2013 at the 18: 44

      …well done tohms…we must recognize the sincere sportsmanship you express in your posts…high esteem!!!

  • Mugello said:
    16 September 2013 at the 18: 33

    Rossi “It's a shame I couldn't ……..

    It's a shame for the fans that you find yourself...
    shame on your lackeys like medaset gang….
    shame on your out of touch relatives……..
    too bad nakamoto revealed your trick and your luck ………….
    It's a shame because with a Honda you would have been more competitive....
    It's a shame that there are no more Gibernau, Ukawa, Edwards...
    It's a shame because you have never and I mean never had respect for your opponents...
    too bad because Uncle put you on a Yamaha…….
    Too bad you can't blame the bike………..
    It's a shame that you have never and I mean never had a shred of humility...
    It's a shame you made people believe you were a great developer and...
    It's a shame because your fans believed it...
    sin, sin is born from EVIL, Evil has a name and surname valentino ezepeleta....
    It's a shame that this wonderful sport has become a circus and the clowns have taken over...
    It's a shame that the general public applauds clowns more and not trapeze artists...
    It's a shame because your career is already over and your uncle took it until Le Mans 2010...
    It's a shame that Lorenzo, sitting on the yellow chair (Le Mans 2010), interrupted……….

    continues………..

    1. tester said:
      16 September 2013 at the 21: 49

      @mugello. I have tears in my eyes... you're always the same.

      1. fatman said:
        17 September 2013 at the 10: 31

        …a great guy…a bit like your very good friend Lyonn “a fearless nudist”…ahahahahahahahah!!!

    2. light said:
      17 September 2013 at the 16: 41

      Sorry Mugello, but if you allow me I'll color some of them.

      It's a shame that there are no more Gibernau, Ukawa, Edwards...
      (Edwards is still there and beats him regularly)

      too bad because Uncle put you on a Yamaha…….
      (I don't know where, but someone insinuated that Vale's current salary is paid by Dorna and with this ploy he took away the place that would have gone to Dovizioso or Crutchlow)

      Too bad you can't blame the bike......
      (From my point of view, sometimes he continues to place some of the blame on the bike)

      sin, sin is born from EVIL, Evil has a name and surname valentino ezepeleta...
      (this is gorgeous, just wanted to point it out)

      For everything else, I completely agree.

  • saverio tomaselli said:
    17 September 2013 at the 10: 57

    Yes, a big shame! But how many sinners! Valentino is a champion, the greatest of all time. Lorenzo said it: “The greatest between Agostini and Hailwood?
    I believe the greatest of all time was Valentino. I ran against it and I know what I'm saying."
    Do you understand my friend? There are the excellent, the good... and the mediocre. If the latter are also presumptuous they are irreverent and even pathetic.
    Don't be ashamed of the fact that you are not excellent, it may be that you are not mediocre.
    If, then, you are and also presumptuous, then I have wasted my time.
    A greeting,
    Saverio Tomaselli

  • light said:
    17 September 2013 at the 16: 32

    X Ronnie

    I don't think that chats are supposed to change people's minds, but only to expose one's point of view, and if there is someone who, reading, finds a different point of view that makes them change their starting idea, so much the better, However, I don't think that changing other people's opinions should be a priority.

    We should clarify what is meant by "secrets of success", referring to competitions obviously.
    Everyone's domain is the adjustments, settings and anything else related to the regulation of the motorbike.
    From what I know, in a team, everyone can access everyone's data.
    I think so, but if I'm wrong, tell me what areas of focus you're talking about.

    In addition to his particular clean riding and the way he moves the bike through corners (typical of every rider), I don't see why adjustments shouldn't be considered a fundamental part of Lorenzo's performance.
    However, always open to new news.

    Would Vale have "wasted" part of the tests to try the hard tyre?
    Trying new things is never a waste of time.
    I believe that if Valentino had felt the need, he would have continued with his work in anticipation of the race, if he did it it is because he believed he could do it.
    Right now we are talking about post-race tests, what better time to try the new tyres, as they did in Ducati for example.

    I'll say again that 1-2 laps "at the death" cannot be taken as a yardstick.
    On Sunday, the laps in 1.34.basso (1.34.0 – 1.34.2) were:

    Lorenzo: 9 laps + 11 in 1.34.3 (20 out of 28)
    Marquez: 13 with a lap in 1.33.9 + 6 in 1.34.3 (19 out of 28)
    Pedrosa: 7 laps + 7 in 1.34.3 (14 out of 28)
    Valentino: 5 laps + 0 in 1.34.3 (5 out of 28)

    Were you talking about the level reached by Valentino? He did all those laps within the first third (1/3) of the race (from the 5th to the 9th lap), a sign that he really tried to drive hard from the start (it was said that that was his point weak), but given how the race ended, perhaps there are other problems too.
    Who knows, it doesn't depend on the pilot.

    A race is always exhausting. Vale is physically intact (no pain) and is absolutely physically prepared (trained).
    Furthermore, if he gets tired first (as you claim), he should arrive at the finish line exhausted, but instead you noticed that Lorenzo was more tired than Him.
    Doesn't this suggest to you that Lorenzo pulled and gave everything, while Vale, when he saw that he couldn't keep up the pace, threw in the towel?
    That's the impression to me.

    Lorenzo, already in Fp3, was lapping in 1.34.2 and in Fp4, he was lapping in 1.34.1.
    Lorenzo improved at the end of the tests because he missed almost an entire session. If he hadn't had that problem, he would have done as usual.
    Vale, on the other hand, managed to improve in the Warm-Up (once) and there are many theories about it.
    The 2 facts, from my point of view, are not relevant to each other.

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