Front tyre was ‘destroyed’ during Austin, Texas race Movistar Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi dropped from a certain podium spot in yesterday’s Austin MotoGP to a disastrous eighth place as his front tyre was shot before the race got to half distance. The Doctor had to back off his to pace to the tune of three seconds per lap, meaning he was caught and passed by old rival Andrea Dovizioso, both the satellite Monster Yamahas and was travelling so slowly that team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, who had a ride-through penalty, finished only four seconds behind him. “We destroyed the front tyre completely on the right side. I had the same problem during the weekend but less than this. This morning we made a good step and with a used tyre I could do all the warm up so we were quite positive,” said Rossi. “Unfortunately after seven or eight laps the front was gone and I had to go three seconds slower. Its a pity because we could do another podium which was the target here in Austin, unfortunately it wasnt to be.”
Posted on: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 08:22:57 +0000
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