Movistar Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi had to take a step backwards in terms of setup during the second Qatar MotoGP test day but managed to find pace on both the soft and hard Bridgestone tyres. The Doctor ended a little under seven-tenths slower than Andrea Dovizioso’s Ducati but less than a hundredth off team-mate Jorge Lorenzo with the pair also four-tenths behind reigning champion Marc Marquez. Rossi’s pace looks to be close to that of Lorenzo, with eight laps in the 1’55 bracket but the pair are some way behind the Dovi and Marquez, who were well into double figures. “It was a difficult day for me, because we tried to work a lot on the setting of the bike to improve and to be...
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