Valentino Rossi reckons gains found from the post-Catalan GP test at Barcelona will stand him and the rest of the factory Yamaha squad in good stead for the Dutch TT. The veteran Italian arrives at the Dutch classic off the back of two particularly tough weekends, as both bad luck and a lack of pace stifled his chances of a strong result. The nine-time MotoGP world champion struggled for speed at his home race at Mugello, crashing out while running outside of the points-paying positions on lap seven. While he and his factory Yamaha team looked much stronger at the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya, as all four Yamaha’s on the MotoGP grid qualified in the top five, Rossi was taken out in...
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