Rossi says Yamaha's bike is strange

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The pre-season test session for the 2019 MotoGP season has resumed. This time, the driver's last motorcycle tests took place in Jerez, Spain, and started Wednesday (28/11/2018).

Valentino Rossi became one of the riders who attracted attention. After struggling with the 2018 season, has the engine proposed by Yamaha for 2019 changed?

"For the choice of machines, I decided, but from what I think, this machine does not make much difference," said Rossi quoted by Crash.net Thursday (29.11.2018).

Rossi revealed that the problem he was facing was that Yamaha was not making a big move on the problems it was experiencing. The seven-time world champion compared what he's been experiencing with other runners.

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The Italian driver on the first day of the tests could not record time at the top of the fastest driver. He was in 17th place because of technical problems when he tried a new tire.

"I think something is wrong with the bike, so I stopped not testing," said Rossi.

Rossi said it was clear that with the current engine, Yamaha would not be aiming for victory. Maybe it could be in fifth or sixth position in each race.

The main problem is the deterioration of the tires that still haunt the bike. Rossi saw a clean note when the tires were new but gradually eroded in the fifth and sixth rounds.

"So I say a little, this new engine is not enough to give it a competitive appearance," Rossi said.

The first results of the tests of Jerez

1. Danilo Petrucci ITA Team Ducati (Desmosedici) 1m 37.968s [Lap 44/53]

2.Andrea Dovizioso ITA Team Ducati (Desmosedici) 1m 38.185s + 0.217s [53/53]

3. Takaaki Nakagami JPN Honda LCR (RC213V) 1m 38.348s + 0.380s [57/67]

4. Maverick Viñales Yamaha Movistar ESP (YZR-M1) 1m 38.376s + 0.408s [55/58]

5. Marc Marquez Repsol Honda ESP (RC213V) 1m 38,517s + 0.549s [28/50]

6. Franco Morbidelli ITA Petronas SRT Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1m 38.659s + 0.691s [54/70]

7. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Honda Repsol (RC213V) 1m 38.749s + 0.781s [31/56]

8. Jack Miller AUS Ducati Pramac (Desmosedici) 1m 38.816s + 0.848s [61/72]

9. Alvaro Bautista Test Driver Ducati ESP (Desmosedici) 1m 38.830s + 0.862s [36/64]

10.Joan Suzuki Ecstar Mir SPA (GSX-RR) * 1m 38,956s + 0.988s [52/52]

11.Andrea Iannone Factory ITA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 39.008s + 1.040s [20/24]

12.Tito Rabat ESP The Reale Avintia (Desmosedici) 1m 39,097s + 1,129s [49/53]

13.Alex Rins ESP Ecstar Suzuki (GSX-RR) 1m 39,150s + 1,182s [29/87]

14. Frrancesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Pramac (Desmosedici) * 1m 39,157s + 1,189s [50/51]

15. Red Bull Poles KTM Factory Espargaro (RC16) 1m 39,241s + 1,273s [48/58]

16. Fabio Quartararo FRA Petronas SRT Yamaha (YZR-M1) * 1m 39.414s + 1.446s [59/59]

17. Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha Movistar (YZR-M1) 1m 39,564s + 1,596s [28/50]

18. Bradley Smith GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 40174 + 2,206s [64/69]

19.Johann Zarco FRA Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 1m 40,192s + 2,224s [45/56]

20. Sculpture of Abraham CZE Reale Avintia (Desmosedici) 1m 40,438s + 2,470s [29/43]

21.Hafizh Syahrin MAL Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) 1m 40.630s + 2,662s [38/51]

22.Sylvain Guintoli FRA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 40.743s + 2.775s [31/48]

23.Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Tech3 POR (RC16) * 1m 41,699s + 3,731s [57/61]

24. Matteo Baiocco Aprilia ITA Test Driver (RS-GP) 1m 42,766s + 4,798s [44/49]

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