Marlboro Ducati's Valentino Rossi had a hard time getting to grips with his GP11 during the opening MotoGP free practice sessions at Le Mans today, saying the bike is moving around and his team can't figure out what is causing it.
Rossi, who was heard to say his bike handled like an old woman going shopping, is certainly not happy with the performance but thinks he may have found a change to the rear geometry that may work tomorrow.
“For sure I hoped today would go better than that. We had a few problems trying to find the right setting, so we’re too far back today. We’re struggling somewhat on corner exits. The bike moves a lot under acceleration, and we’re trying to understand if it’s a question of setup, or one of electronics, because at the moment, I’m having a hard time riding," said The Doctor.
"In the end, we found an interesting change for the rear, but there were just a few minutes left in the session. I only had time for a couple of laps, during which I more or less matched my best time. Maybe with a little more time, I could have dropped another tenth and made up some positions, but tomorrow we definitely have to do much better when we try that setup with more time.”
