[Sport] Rossi already laughs for not crying: "When the motorcycle stopped, I didn't even get angry"

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Valentino Rossi even prefers to take a disastrous season with humor. He had to retire because his Yamaha stopped when he was 14th. For once the engine did not fail. But ask for changes in it. And deep.

Summary. "For me personally, it's a great shame. I needed to do the race, also to be stronger for next week. I was there, but the bike stopped. It was an electronic problem, the engine didn't break."

Damn Yamaha. "The situation is not easy. It seems that we did not understand something with the tires. It is incredible that after winning with Morbidelli in Aragon we have these grip problems. It is a difficult situation that they must understand."

Engines. "It's not a question of the beginning of the season or not. It happens sometimes. The other manufacturers have been bringing more things and they needed time to adjust them. Valencia has been difficult for all the Yamaha. I already said that the engine is the big problem. We are always the slowest in the straight and we also have reliability problems. It is slow and breaks. Also, the character of the Yamaha engine, which in other times was our strong point, now others have it sweeter. All together puts us in this place ".

Freezing for 2021. "The engine is frozen, but it is not an excuse. In MotoGP, now, you can do many things around the engine to improve: the electronics, something to cool it ... If they work well, they can fix it."

Coronavirus and the World Cup. "At first, I did not expect that the Covid would affect the World Championship much, but it is really difficult. We race on circuits in the wrong periods, such as with the heat of Jerez or the cold of Le Mans, but with tires from normal season dates. Also, sometimes, two races on the same circuit. It's difficult for everyone, but it was this or nothing, so this is better than nothing and affects the World Cup. "

Thoughts when the motorcycle stops. "When he stopped, I didn't even get angry, it made me want to laugh. I was calm, just to do kilometers and nothing, it wasn't possible. They told me it's a problem that hasn't happened in 12 years."

Brivio. "Congratulations. We are friends. They have fused the Japanese method with the Italian, the European. Their success is no accident."

Rubber from 2020 to 2021. "They don't seem very different to me. For us they are similar. When we tested it last year, it seemed softer, with more grip and that there would be problems finishing races, but we had the same problems. Others understood the problems. I wouldn't change it. "

Yamaha-Suzuki. "We have to learn a lot from Suzuki. Like us, they use an engine with inline four, it was said that this was something old, but they have shown that this is not the problem. MotoGP has changed a lot in the last five or six years, in Some things are more like Formula 1, but Yamaha has not taken this step forward. The Yamaha technicians who deal with the engines must understand this. Our rivals are not only ahead technically, but also from the point of view of the engineers. ".

Quartararo and Viñales. "Maverick, Fabio and Morbidelli are really strong. With a competitive bike they would play the World Cup. The problem is not the riders."