Rossi’s Yamaha woes continue
Valentino Rossi has expressed concerns that Yamaha’s problems are far from over despite his team-mate Maverick Viñales being seriously upbeat after the test. With the Spaniard finishing in third and adamant the problems they faced are behind them with a new engine, Rossi was much more reserved in his comments as he finished the test a distant 11th. “From what I feel, the new engine doesn’t make a lot of difference. If you compare our level and our speed to the other top guys, it’s the same gap as last year. We haven’t made a big step, and the problems are the same as they were last year. In the overall classification I’m on the back because I didn’t make a time attack, but if you concentrate on the pace we’re not very fast and the top guys are going faster.”