Valentino Rossi after nightmare weekend: ‘We expected to be stronger’
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The motorcycle racing legend had his worst outing on four wheels since retiring from MotoGP and joining the GT World Challenge Europe championship.Click to subscribeNewer miss a video from Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get the latest reviews, interviews and moreRossi and teammate Frederic Vervisch finished 14th and 16th in two sprint races on Saturday and Sunday in Zandvoort, the Netherlands.Rossi: ‘’It was a difficult weekend, we expected to be stronger because the feeling when we tested here in the winter was good. “My pace was good at the end but not enough to be in the top10, we hope to do better next time.”The Italian, now 43, experienced his first difficulties on Friday when he ed during practice. The Team WRT Audi had to be swapped from Rossi’s trademark yellow livery to a green alternative.Related Valentino Rossi endures disastrous weekend of es and spins World Superbike vs MotoGP: Which championship is more exciting in 2022?He did managed an impressive overtake of Chris Froggatt in the first race but his momentum ended with a spin, and he and Vervisch were forced to settle outside of the points.Vervisch reflected: “It was of course a difficult weekend because we lost a lot of practice time, but the team did a great job to give us another car, and we did what we could starting from the back. We finished the races and we gained a lot of experience.”3069782.0003.jpg Rossi and Vervisch’s fellow Team WRT Audi drivers Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts won the first race.Zandvoort marked the halfway point of Rossi’s first championship since ending his MotoGP legacy.Related Valentino Rossi happy with ‘pace’ and ‘fight’ | ‘Vale made no mistakes!’ Valentino Rossi registers best result since swapping bikes for carsThere have been moments of genuine enterprise from the motorsport icon as well as moments of naivety, such as driving past his pit crew during his debut race.Rossi will next race in Misano, Italy, on 1-3 July.
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