Valentino Rossi says there is work ahead of him if he is to beat Jorge Lorenzo in this weekend’s Aragon Grand Prix, because his Yamaha teammate is a “little bit faster.” Lorenzo was unquestionably the rider to beat in the two practice sessions at the Spanish circuit, beating Honda’s Marc Marquez by half a second in FP1 before going seven tenths quicker than nearest rival Rossi in FP2. It means Rossi, who arrives at Aragon leading the championship by 23 points over Lorenzo, will need to step up his game if he is to prevent his main adversary closing the gap on Sunday. “The start of the weekend was not so bad because we could start with a good basis setting and in this practice both...
Full Story »