– Valentino Rossi conceded that he endured a "difficult" second practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix and is hopeful Yamaha can make gains under braking.Rossi, Marc Márquez's nearest challenger in the championship, was only seventh quickest at Motegi as Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo led the way on Friday."The morning wasn't so bad and I was quite fast, but the afternoon was a difficult practice," he said."We tried the harder tyres, but both the front and the rear didn't give very good grip so I lost some feeling."At the end we put the softer tyre back in and I improved my lap time, but it wasn't enough because I'm not very happy with the setting...
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