Setup tweaks fail to halt Rossi wheelspin

A new frame and swingarm combination failed to halt the excessive wheelspin suffered by Valentino Rossi at today's MotoGP race at Motegi and the Italian just wasn't able to find any of the corner exit speed he needs.

A new frame and swingarm combination failed to halt the excessive wheelspin suffered by Valentino Rossi at today's MotoGP race at Motegi and the Italian just wasn't able to find any of the corner exit speed he needs.

The Doctor finished down in seventh place behind LCR Honda's Stefan Bradl and crossed the line some 26 seconds after winner Dani Pedrosa. Rossi says he has found some consistency in tyre life but the outright pace is not there.

“I think we did the best that we could over the whole weekend. We worked well on the bike, and I had a good setting for the race today. Unfortunately, this is our potential at the moment, and our pace still isn’t at the same level as the others, especially in the early laps," said Rossi.

"Today I rode at the maximum for the whole race, I tried to catch Bradl, and I got closer near the end. I think we’ve found consistency since we’ve had the new frame and swingarm, but there’s still work to do. We still lose a lot on acceleration, where we’re not able to put all the horsepower to the ground because the tyre spins too much, especially exiting the slower corners. Anyway, we’ll try our best until the end and see how it goes.”

By MotoGP desk

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