The engine dies and the motor crashes, Valentino Rossi can only laugh … page all

KOMPAS.com – Racer Monster Energy Yamaha, Valentino Rossi, showing a calm expression after failing to finish on MotoGP Europe because the bike broke down.

Valentino Rossi even admitted to laughing when he experienced the incident.

European MotoGP is the 12th series of the World Championship this season which took place at the Ricardo Tomo Circuit, Sunday (8/11/2020) evening WIB.

Rossi, who started the race from 18th place, could only complete four laps.

On the fifth lap, to be precise when passing at Turn 4, Rossi decided not to continue racing because his motorbike engine died, aka broke down.

Quoted from the site Speedweek, Rossi was nearly half an hour late to attend the press conference session after the European MotoGP race.

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Rossi is reportedly late for having an impromptu meeting with his team to discuss the problem of his motorbike engine that suddenly died in the middle of the race.

Despite failing to finish due to technical reasons, Rossi still showed his trademark smile when attending the press conference session after the European MotoGP.

“When my motorcycle engine died, I was not angry at all. I can only laugh,” said Rossi with a smile quoted from the site Speedweek.

“My motorbike engine is not damaged. This is an electrical problem. In the end, I have to give up,” said Rossi.

“I was told by my team that a problem like this has never happened in the last 12 years,” said Rossi.

European MotoGP is Rossi’s first opportunity to return to paving after recovering from Covid-19.

Previously, Valentino Rossi was forced to miss the Aragon MotoGP and the Teruel MotoGP due to being infected with the corona virus.

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That means, Rossi in the last six races did not get a single point, including when he failed to finish in the European MotoGP.

The only thing that makes Rossi disappointed after failing to finish in the European MotoGP is that he cannot collect a lot of data regarding the performance of his motorbike.

Rossi assesses that the data is very important to be used as provisions for the next series which will also be held at the Ricardo Tomo Circuit this weekend.

“I really want to finish the race. I’ve driven the bike calmly to reach the finish line,” said Rossi.

“I really need a race to prepare myself before the next series. However, it turns out that I got nothing from here,” said Rossi.

“This is not a happy weekend. We still have a lot of problems. We have to try to overcome those problems and improve performance,” said the racer with the nickname The Doctor.

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Failure to get points from the last six races made Rossi thrown to 15th with a collection of 58 points in the riders’ standings MotoGP 2020.

This makes Rossi the worst Yamaha racer until the 12th series this season.

The reason is, three other Yamaha riders, namely Fabio Quartararo, Maverick Vinales, and Franco Morbidelli, are scattered in the top five.

Furthermore, Rossi and other MotoGP riders will return to the Ricardo Tomo Circuit this weekend.

The second race at the Ricardo Tomo Circuit is titled the Valencia MotoGP which will be held on Sunday (11/15/2020).

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