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Well,… Free Practice I MotoGP di Assen,… sedikit memberi kejutan dimana Rossi dengan Ducati GP11.1 memberikan perlawanan… dan bisa bertengger di posisi ke 2 …!!! Rossi merasakan bahwa Ducati GP11.1 lebih mudah dikendarai sesuai stylenya… dan penerapan gearbox baru DST… semakin cepat bisa keluar dari tikungan …. dan hasilnya pun catatan waktunya lebih baik …!!! 😀 

Valentino Rossi (Ducati Marlboro Team) 2nd (1:49.396)
“We only had one practice session with the new bike, so it’s very early to make a full verdict, but the first feelings are certainly positive. The GP11 also went well in the wet, but the GP11.1 didn’t just maintain the positive aspects; I actually liked it a little bit more, so I’m curious to also try it in dry conditions. Unfortunately, they canceled the afternoon session because of an oil leak in Moto2; it would have been very nice to continue—in either the wet or the dry—the work that we started. We’ll have an hour and a half tomorrow morning, but we’ll have to work differently because we can’t make as many changes as we can in two separate sessions. Anyway, we’re happy for now. The new gearbox helps with acceleration on corner exits, and the rear of the bike is more stable. Now I can ride more naturally. There are still some small things to improve with the bike’s character, but we knew that and will continue to work on it.”

Memang hasil yang cukup menggembirakan bagi Rossi,.. masih perlu dibuktikan lagi pada dry race… !!! Kemarin memang uji cobanya pada wet race… so belum bisa sepenuhnya proven …!!!

Last,… jika Rossi bisa membuktikan Ducati GP11.1 bisa melibas dry race… bisa QP pada first rows … pasti Rossi menjadi ancaman… baik kepada Stoner ataupun Lorenzo …!!! Yaagh,… kita simak saja aksi Rossi pada FP 3 dan QP di Assen nanti …!!! 😀