– Valentino Rossi says the French Grand Prix will be "very important" for Yamaha and its title prospects, following a difficult weekend at Jerez last time out.Rossi leads the championship after the first four rounds of the season, having claimed podiums in Qatar, Argentina and the US, until a blip in Spain.Yamaha struggled for performance all weekend at the Circuito de Jerez, with Maverick Viñales coming home in sixth position, and Rossi taking 10th.As it stands, Rossi holds a two-point advantage over Viñales, but the Hondas of Marc Márquez (four points back) and Dani Pedrosa (10 points back) have closed in.Rossi and Viñales offered different opinions over a new chassis...
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