Rossi: That was a very fast crash.
World Championship leader Valentino Rossi had a difficult first day at a cloudy Donington, crashing at high speed and ending the session 11th.
The Italian lost the front at over 200kmh as he swept through the downhill, off-camber Craner Curves. His bike was wrecked in the tumble and the session had to be red-flagged while debris was cleared away. Rossi, however, was unhurt and continued with his spare machine.
World Championship leader Valentino Rossi had a difficult first day at a cloudy Donington, crashing at high speed and ending the session 11th.
The Italian lost the front at over 200kmh as he swept through the downhill, off-camber Craner Curves. His bike was wrecked in the tumble and the session had to be red-flagged while debris was cleared away. Rossi, however, was unhurt and continued with his spare machine.
"That was a very fast crash," said Rossi, who has qualified on the front row at every race this year, apart from the season-opening Japanese GP, where he was seventh. "I went a little wider than usual, a little off line and the front tucked under. I'm not hurt, though my right hand was a little sore at the end of the session. The bike, as you probably saw, is not in such good condition!"
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
