To call Sunday’s MotoGP race an unmitigated disaster for the factory Movistar Yamaha duo of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo would perhaps be understating just how much the to hugely experienced riders failed to deliver the goods. Rossi has a reputation befitting someone with his experience – the nine-time world champion is widely cited as one of the most naturally talented and intelligent racers in the paddock, able to think at light speed all while wrestling a 275bhp motorbike around at 200mph. And to add to that, he’s surrounded by a crew with literally centuries of experience and countless world titles to their names, headed by Yamaha bosses Lin Jarvis and Massimo Meregalli and...
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