MotoGP championship leader Valentino Rossi dropped from second to seventh place during the pair of Friday practice sessions at the Sachsening in Germany. The Italian was one of only two riders in the top 15 not to improve in the afternoon session, as the gap to Marc Marquez grew from 0.336s to 0.538s. However the Movistar Yamaha rider, who won his third race of the season after a final turn showdown with Marquez last time at Assen, was content with his set-up and pleased with the performance of the asymmetric front tyre on offer for the first time this season. “Today wasn't so bad because we started quite strong this morning. In the afternoon it became a bit more difficult, because the...
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