Valentino Rossi has predicted a tougher time for MotoGP riders in 2016. The Italian was speaking after completing the pre-season test in Qatar on Friday. Like his Yamaha teammate and reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo, Rossi used the the final day of the test to complete his first race simulation with the new Michelin tyres and standard ECU system. “In the end today was a good day. Unfortunately I had another small crash in the same corner [as Wednesday], but I'm quite happy about the last two hours,” Rossi began. “We improved the setting of the bike, I improved my pace and did a good time attack. That was one of my targets and especially the race simulation was not so bad,...
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