Valentino Rossi insists his third-place finish in the MotoGP French Grand Prix was down to the Le Mans circuit suiting the bike, and says Yamaha “still has to work” to improve the M1.   Last year's French Grand Prix was set to be a Yamaha lock-out of the podium before Rossi crashed on the last lap, with Rossi, teammate Maverick Vinales and Tech3's Johann Zarco also starting from the front row. Rossi came through from ninth to finish five seconds off the win in third, and felt the Yamaha had improved greatly from a troubled Saturday which left the Italian feeling “pessimistic”. However, he admits the circuit “helped a lot”, and cites the...
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