MotoGP superstar Valentino Rossi makes big claim after Mugello clash

Valentino Rossi finished third in Mugello The Italian ace bagged a third-place finish in Mugello yesterday. Jorge Lorenzo bagged his first victory for Ducatti and Andrea Dovizioso finished second.

Valentino Rossi

Reigning champion Marc Marquez limped home in 16th after sliding off into the gravel early on.

Despite an impressive performance in his homeland, Rossi still isn’t convinced he’s a contender though.

“Not really, for me personally,” said Rossi when asked if could muscle into title contention.

“Because to fight for championship, we have to go faster.”If you check the ranking, 23 points are not a lot, for sure. And me and all my team and Yamaha will give the maximum. But at this moment I am not fast enough for the championship.”

He added: “We improved mechanically the balance of the bike, with some different parts, and we can use the good thing of the Yamaha, but especially in qualifying or in the first laps when you have grip.

“Sincerely it’s a good weekend. I didn’t expect pole position, I hoped for the podium but I didn’t know if I could do.

“But for the race distance, especially for the second part when the tyre go down, or where there is less grip, we suffer more compare to Honda and Ducati.

“We have to work in different areas for improve these parts. For me personally the problems are very clear, and now Yamaha have to work and try to improve.”

Source: Daily Star