Valentino Rossi has said that last weekend’s Silverstone MotoGP race should act as a “wake-up call” for Yamaha for the rest of the season. Although Rossi finished in third place behind the Suzuki of Maverick Vinales and the LCR Honda of Cal Crutchlow, the seven-time premier class champion benefitted from a crash by Ducati rider Andrea Iannone and a late error by Marc Marquez. Teammate Jorge Lorenzo fared even worse, as the Spaniard struggled to a distant eighth place at a track where he has excelled in the past. Having admitted his rivals’ practice pace had left him and his team feeling “a bit worried” after qualifying, Rossi's race performance equally left him suspecting...
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