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Valentino Rossi says he is still 'suffering' with tyre life following Qatar test
Yamaha's Valentino Rossi admits he is “still suffering” for endurance on both the front and rear tyres following the final MotoGP pre-season test of 2018 in Qatar. The Italian said he felt better on his YZR-M1 at the end of Thursday's running than he did during the Thailand test, but later admitted Yamaha hadn't made any steps forward in terms of performance to where it was at the end of the 2017 campaign. A late time attack for Rossi on Saturday put him second on the combined standings with a 1:54.276s and felt his pace was good, but he revealed he was only able to do half race distance before encountering a drop in grip. “I'm quite happy after this test,...
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