Valentino Rossi concedes he was “not fast enough” at Valencia to beat Andrea Iannone to the bottom step of the podium in the MotoGP season finale. The Italian duo were embroiled in a fierce scrap for third place at the Spanish circuit, having both dropped behind Marc Marquez in the fight for second behind Jorge Lorenzo with 10 laps remaining. Rossi and Iannone swapped places on numerous occasions throughout the race, with the Ducati rider enjoying a straight-line speed advantage that allowed him to immediately counter-act the moves Rossi put on him. In the closing stages, the seven-time premier class champion's pace began to ebb with tyre wear, and he ultimately was forced to settle for...
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