Valentino Rossi hailed his vital front row start in Austin as the key to giving himself a chance of breaking away with Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo at the Circuit of the Americas. Rossi joined his Movistar team-mate on the front row, lapping four tenths slower than pole man Marquez as the Yamaha pair put the pressure on the MotoGP World Championship leader. The Italian has improved markedly in qualifying in 2016, a factor he puts down largely to the feeling he has with the new Michelin tyres. “It's so important [front row] because Marquez and Lorenzo are very strong so it's important if I want to try and stay with them,” Rossi said. “I'm quite satisfied with the work because today...
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