Since returning to Yamaha in 2013, Valentino Rossi has failed to finish on the podium at just two tracks: Termas de Rio Hondo and Circuit of the Americas. Of those, COTA clearly stands out as Rossi's toughest circuit. While the Italian, winner of the season-opening Qatar night race, finished a competitive fourth during Argentina's MotoGP return last year, he has only managed sixth and eighth in the two Texan visits. Last year Rossi finished 45 seconds behind Honda's Marc Marquez, winner of both COTA MotoGP events so far held. “We have struggled here,” confessed the nine time world champion, now a winner of 109 grand prix races. “Even though we always try to do our best but so far we...
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