GTWC: No points but ‘big improvement’ for Valentino Rossi in Magny-Cours
Fresh ♑from the best-yet eighth place in the UK, Rossi and team-mate Freder🃏ic Vervisch were forced to settle for 15th and then 11th in France.
A crash for Rossi in qualifying left the🥀 #46 WRT Audi to make a fightback from 22nd on the grid for race one, before Vervisch ꦰclaimed a more competitive tenth on the grid for race two.
Rossi and Vervis൲ch spent much of the second race in a close battle to break into the top ten and claim the final point, a goal that ultimately eluded them by just two-seconds at the chequered flag.
The margin to victory was just over 50-seꦯconds in both races.
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“Race 1 was difficult. Unfortunately, we had to start from the back, because I ꦯdid a mistake in qualifying and we couldn’t do better than P22,” Rossi said.
“The race itself wasn’t so bad, I enjoyed it and there were some battles and over🌺takes. My pace was improving lap by lap.
“Race 2 also was tough, although we started more upfront. The target was the top 10𝓰 and we finished right off, in P✨11.
“I struggled a bit with the warmth, the car was more difficult to drive and I also lost some time in a fight ꧃with one of the Porsches.”
Rossi had never raced at the French circuit on two-wheels but did take part in a sport𒆙scar test at the tracജk earlier this year.
'Vale showed a big improvement'
Team-mate Vervisch said: “Race 1 was difficult because we started from the back and had the penalty 🍸to serve at the pit stop, but the pace was good and Vale showed a big improve🍸ment, making also a few overtakes.
“The start of Race 2 was very messy, [luckily] we didn’t lose positions but it is very difficult t🐻o overtake here. In the end, 𝕴no points but it’s all part of the journey of improving and gaining experience.
“When we’ll manage to♍ qualify better,🍎 both of us, I think we can aim at the top 5.”
The next GTWC round will take place at another French circuit, Paul Ricard, in early June, before which Rossi will head to Mugello for the Italian MotoGP, where his #46 will b🎉e officially retired from the premier-class.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Ma🃏rquez🐽’s injury issues.
