ROSSI READY FOR GERMAN MOTOGP

Sachsenring, Germany: MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi arrives at Sachsenring for this weekend’s German Grand Prix determined to get his championship bid back on track after crashing at Assen. The Italian’s quest for a 10th title and seventh in MotoGP took a knock at the Dutch Grand Prix when the 37- yearold Yamaha star came unstuck in the rain. That misfortune coming on top of bike failure at Mugello has left Rossi trailing Marc Marquez in the riders’ championship by 42 points, with an 18- point gap to reigning champion and teammate Jorge Lorenzo. Rossi, the last non- Honda rider to win at Sachsenring back in 2009, knows another pointless weekend could fatally floor his bid for a first MotoGP crown in seven years. “I really want to get back on track,” said Rossi, who won his first title in 1997 when Marquez was only four- years- old, on Wednesday. “In Assen we worked well throughout the weekend and we were really fast, both in wet and dry conditions, but the race was not very lucky for us. “At the Sachsenring circuit we will have to work well as we have been doing during all weekends this season.” Marquez will start favourite at a circuit where he is unbeaten since 2010 in all classes. The double world champion wrote in his official team blog: “The Sachsenring circuit is one that I like. It isn’t my favourite like the one in Aragón, but it is true that I race well on it and I usually have good results.”