Yamaha's Valentino Rossi likened the closing moments of qualifying for the Czech Grand Prix to the heavy traffic in the city centre of Rome. Rossi was passed by Honda's Marc Marquez – who was completing his pole position lap – just before he started his final flyer. It meant he had to repass Marquez at Turn 1, and didn’t improve on his earlier qualifying time, almost a second off the pace. The Italian will start sixth as a result. Rossi ran the harder front tyre for his first attempt, and switched to the faster soft front for the second – but was unable to get a clear lap. He said: “Unfortunately, in the second exit, everybody was waiting and I was stuck in traffic – it was...
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