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MotoGP Austria: ’Turn eight is very dangerous’ - Rossi

Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi has agreed with the changes made by MotoGP safety boss Franco Uncini to turn ten at the Red Bull Ring but believes turn eight to be more perilous due to its proximity to a wall. Turn ten has been narrowed to slow down corner speed but Rossi believes turn eight should be altered before next year’s race, 'Before the test we spoke about the last corner, but when I was on the track with the MotoGP bike the situation was better than I expected,' said Rossi, speaking at the track. 'I spoke with Uncini and said that we can stay also with the normal corner but after the other riders said it was better like this. So I think that is okay, it doesn't change...
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