After a poor 2013 MotoGP season, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s star rider Valentino Rossi made a staggering start in the 2014 season. In fact, the doctor was able to give a tough time to Repsol Honda Team riders Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa, who are currently leading the overall standings chart. The Italian rider was able to finish second in Qatar, Jerez, Le Mans, Mugello and Catalunya in his quest to win the race. However, now in the second half of the 2014 season Rossi is heading to tracks, which according to him are ‘difficult’ for him.
One of these difficult tracks is Indianapolis that will host the next race of the 2014 season at this weekend. It was in 2008 when Rossi was able to reach the podium at Indianapolis as after that he was never able to reach the rostrum at the circuit.
Making this revelation the doctor said that the break was very crucial for him, as he was able to get some rest and rejuvenate himself for the second half of the 2014 MotoGP season in the best way. Adding to it, Rossi said that the upcoming races are going to be tough because they will take place on tracks that are difficult for him.
Valentino also admitted that Indianapolis is not his favourite track, but since its asphalt and layout has been changed, so he is interesting to see how it will go. The experienced rider said that they expect themselves to be competitive at Indianapolis and also in the rest of races of the second half of the season.
The entire infield of the Indianapolis circuit has been resurfaced, while slight changes have been made in turns 3, 4, 7, 15 and 16. So now it remains to be seen how Rossi will perform on this track in the upcoming race. Still one cannot completely rule him out of the contest because Valentino is the third best rider of this season with 141 points.
Although, he is 84 points behind current World Champion of MotoGP but there is just 7 points difference between Rossi and Pedrosa, who is enjoying second position in the standings. Moreover, the doctor is still the best rider of Yamaha, as he holds the all-time record of premier class starts for the Japanese manufacturer.
Another thing that gives Yamaha an edge is the Valentino’s teammate Jorge Lorenzo is also not a bad rider. In fact, Lorenzo has a good record at Indianapolis circuit, as till this day he has been able to reach the podium on five occasions. So one can say that Movistar Yamaha’s team is still very competitive and could give a tough run to their rivals at Indianapolis.
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