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DOHA – Petronas Yamaha SRT Team rider Valentino Rossi will start the Doha MotoGP race in 2021 from the back row. It was precisely Rossi who started from position 21 in the race that took place at the Losail Circuit, Doha, on Monday, April 5, 2021, at the WIB in the morning.
Rossi’s poor record time during qualifying is the main reason The Doctor will start the Doha GP race from the back row. Rossi was only able to record a time of 1 minute 54.881 seconds during qualifying.
The time difference between Rossi and Jorge Martin (Pramac Ducati), who took pole position in the Doha MotoGP qualifying in 2021, even reached almost 2 seconds. This shows how slow Rossi is when he takes a lap at the Losail circuit.
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So what makes Rossi seem so slow during qualifying? It turned out that the Italian rider had a lot of problems with his bike. However, the tire problems are the most worrying thing for Rossi’s performance in the Doha 2021 MotoGP qualifier.
“It has been a hard day because I never felt strong. We tried to improve the feel with the rear tire, but I suffered a lot. I didn’t get a good grip when accelerating. As a result, after a few laps, my pace was not good, ”said Valentino Rossi, pitching from Crash, on Sunday (4/4/2021).
“In qualifying, I didn’t have a good feeling to go fast enough on the new tires. When I use the soft tires, I put too much pressure on the rear tires. I couldn’t go faster because I felt the vibration, ”added the 42-year-old.
“It seems that the tires are warming up and I am not fast enough. However, these tires are the same ones that other riders use. I have to understand the situation, try other things (for the race) and we’ll see,” continued the colleague. scored by Franco Morbidelli.
