Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi says his form in Friday practice at Le Mans allayed his fears after poor showings at Jerez and in private testing at Mugello. Rossi finished fifth last time out in the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, but the result was aided by attrition and followed a weekend in which the Yamaha works bikes struggled badly for grip. The factory team then took part in a test at Mugello in the week after the race - and Rossi says that running only added to his worries ahead of Le Mans, despite its status as a Yamaha stronghold. But after ending Friday third overall, a quarter of a second behind the pace-setting Ducati of Andrea Dovizioso, the Italian said the performance was...
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