Assen, - "Both Nicky and I started a lot of sliding when the tires wear out, so we have a lot to reduce the speed compared to other riders. Tomorrow, so more consistently and improve speed, we should try to fix without losing rear grip (grip) on the front. Even so, today is a good start, "added Rossi.
Valentino Rossi said he was happy with the speed of the Ducati Desmosedici GP12 steed, after free practice in Assen, Netherlands, Thursday (28/06/2012) local time. Nonetheless, "The Doctor" said that the durability of the tire during the race, must return to the attention.
Ducati have trouble to make tires last until the end of the race. Race at Silverstone, England, two weeks ago is proof. At that time Rossi had to settle in ninth, and teammate, Nicky Hayden, dropped to seventh after a competing in the front row.
Well, in the free practice in Assen, Hayden showed the potential of Ducati, as in the second session, the 2006 world champion finished in third place. Meanwhile, Rossi is in eighth position, and he's only 0.4 seconds adrift of the Yamaha rider, Ben Spies, who recorded the best time. "Today went better, especially in the afternoon. I was in eighth place, but the difference with that in front of just 0.4 seconds, which is a step forward for us," said Rossi.
However, the seven-time MotoGP world champion is confirmed, the anxiety that swept now is deal with race on Saturday (30/6) later. "Now that the motor works great with new tires. But we must continue to work on speed," added Rossi.
