Valentino Rossi has shrugged off a crash after only ten corners of the Losail circuit in yesterday’s first day of testing at the Qatari track. The Movistar Yamaha rider got caught out at turn ten on his first exit from pit lane, but was quick to laugh about it afterwards. “The start wasn’t fantastic! I wasn’t going too fast, but I gave it too much angle on the left side and the tyre was cold. It was only a small slide though, and I am ok. In a way, it is good, because it helps to understand the tyres.” Once he got going, though, Rossi quickly got up to speed, finishing the day third fastest behind only teammate Jorge Lorenzo and the Suzuki of Maverick Viñales; the same order the...
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