On a day of intermittent rain, Valentino Rossi came to recognise the feeling offered by Michelin's dry tyres around a blustery Phillip Island was quite different to what he experienced in Sepang. Like the rest of the MotoGP field, Rossi's time on a dry track was extremely limited by unpredictable weather on the first day of testing at the spectacular seaside venue. The Italian's first impressions were that the French rubber didn't offer the same feeling in corner entry while the balance between the front and rear tyre was different again. “It's very important to come to Phillip Island with the Michelin because in Sepang the situation was very good,” said Rossi, who ended the day sixth,...
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