Valentino Rossi took a pragmatic approach to his Le Mans MotoGP podium yesterday, saying the French track has always been good for Yamaha and, without a couple of crashes, he wouldn't have been able to take third place. Last year, the manufacturer dominated and only a late crash from The Doctor stopped a rostrum clean sweep but in 2018 Marquez and Dovizioso had better pace. “The podium is always important but arrives in a difficult technical moment for us. It is important for me, for the team and for all of Yamaha. After a good weekend, in qualifying I was slow and started from ninth position and I was quite pessimistic as the work we did on Saturday in the end was not good,' said Rossi,...
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