Valentino Rossi is remaining cautious on his chances of taking a podium finish in the final MotoGP race of the year in Valencia, as he believes Maverick Vinales is in better shape than he is. After a subdued run to ninth in third practice on Saturday morning, Rossi found time in FP4 and in qualifying, ending up in third place and 0.727s slower than teammate Lorenzo. However, the Italian believes that both Lorenzo and Marc Marquez are out of reach at a track where he has historically not been at his best, while highlighting future teammate Vinales as another threat. “To stay on the front row is always a good feeling, this time also more because I struggle a bit too much on this track,”...
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