Valentino Rossi says the solutions he trialled in the Barcelona MotoGP test to fix Yamaha's long-standing acceleration problems didn't work, leaving him with “the same bike” until Brno. While Rossi's on a run of three consecutive podium finishes, he and teammate Maverick Vinales are yet to mount a genuine challenge for victory in a MotoGP race in 2018. Yamaha has been winless since last June's Dutch TT, its M1 bike struggling with acceleration and rear grip – something Rossi has repeatedly put down to a lack of development on the electronics side. After finishing third in the Catalan Grand Prix, Rossi was 14th in the post-race test on Monday, over a second off the pace. “[We] had...
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