MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi says poor track conditions were to blame for Yamaha’s subdued showing in the first two practice sessions at Termas de Rio Hondo. The seven-time premier class champion was Yamaha’s best-placed rider at the end of a day marked by an extremely dirty track surface, Rossi ending FP2 seventh fastest and a second off the pace of Marc Marquez. Rossi explained that the Honda bike was performing much better in the tricky conditions, and that he expects the gap to close as the track gets cleaner. “It was a difficult day for everybody because the track was very slippery, very dirty – especially in the morning, in the afternoon coming better but we were still in...
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