After Assen MotoGP debacle, Rossi talks to Preziosi, who fills him in on the upgrade plans
SACHSENRING, GERMANY, JULY 5 – Less than a week after sounding like he was on the verge of leaving Ducati, nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi presented a more measured tone, though it was far from optimistic.
At last weekend’s Dutch TT, Rossi said that little had been done to improve the Ducati Marlboro Desmosedici GP12 in the past few months and that there wasn’t a definitive plan moving forward. Since the race, when he was forced to pit after severely chunking his rear Bridgestone, he’s spoken with technical boss Filippo Preziosi, who assured him that there was a plan and that it was being implemented.
How soon the results will show up on the racetrack isn’t known. The team is testing following next weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, so it’s unlikely their fortunes will drastically improve here at the Sachsenring. But with Preziosi providing guidance on the rest of the year and the future, Rossi was willing to listen.
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