Found on the podium at Motegi and the victory at Sepang, Valentino Rossi has encountered more problems than expected this weekend at Phillip Island. At the end of formal qualifications obtained where only the eighth time is the third row are two aspects that have prevented the 9-time World Champion to do better.

First one still not optimal balance of his Yamaha YZR-M1 with a set up far from defined “optimal.” Secondly traffic and a series of unfortunate events that allowed him to improve on the grid for tomorrow looked forward to a tough race on paper.

“Today I was really unlucky, “said Valentino Rossi. “With the two softer tires to do the time I’m getting a good grid position. Before I met in trajectory Espargaro and Hayden, then it started raining and so I was unable to improve.

Start from the third row and will be a tough race, especially because we have not found a good race pace and we must work more on set-up. This evening and tomorrow morning we will try to find a solution to improve and have a good race.

The weather not only the ideal, this is a real shame because the track is fantastic and this cold you can not drive at its best, it takes several laps to send the tires up to temperature. I expect a very tough race, but we’ll see what we can do. “

You can not use another term but “unfortunate.” Nicky Hayden, star of the trials in Indianapolis, has not gone beyond the sixth in the race because of an unusual problem. During the third lap he lost the “soap” left as a result of contact with the curb, the precarious condition in order to force without taking unnecessary risks.

“I can not believe it!”says Hayden. “In the first laps I drove carefully because it was easy to miss this hot track conditions. Unfortunately on lap seven I lost a moment earlier, and to remain in the saddle I touched the curb with the left knee: there was a drain contact and I’m left slide.

Unfortunately in Indianapolis most of the curves are left, so I practically being on the defensive from that point on, you risk falling. I destroyed the suit at that point, it was really amazing because I had evidence in a step to make a great race. ”

An unfortunate event that now requires Nicky Hayden chasing the seventh of the season, the past in one fell swoop by Valentino Rossi and Ben Spies.