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Rossi: I wish the season started in two weeks.
After one last ride on the 990cc Yamaha, to try and understand Sunday's shock title defeat, Valentino Rossi turned his attention to the new 800cc machine with which he aims to reclaim his MotoGP crown.
The five times premier-class champion fell on lap five of the final race of the 990cc era on Sunday, destroying his eight point lead and handing the title to Nicky Hayden, but just three days later Rossi and his main rivals were back at Valencia for the first post-season test of the 'off-season'.
"It was really good to have two days to rest after such a sad day on Sunday and I'm already feeling much better, in fact I wish the season started in two weeks time!" claimed the Italian. "We actually started off the test by doing some laps on the old 990cc bike as we wanted to have one more go at understanding why we lost! Then it was time to finally put it all behind us and get on with the new campaign."
Having only ridden the 800cc Yamaha briefly on two previous occasions, the Valencia test was the first real chance for Rossi and his mechanics to assess the machine in detail and begin serious development work - whilst comparing its speed with rival 800cc machines from Honda, Ducati, Suzuki and Ilmor.
After one last ride on the 990cc Yamaha, to try and understand Sunday's shock title defeat, Valentino Rossi turned his attention to the new 800cc machine with which he aims to reclaim his MotoGP crown.
The five times premier-class champion fell on lap five of the final race of the 990cc era on Sunday, destroying his eight point lead and handing the title to Nicky Hayden, but just three days later Rossi and his main rivals were back at Valencia for the first post-season test of the 'off-season'.
"It was really good to have two days to rest after such a sad day on Sunday and I'm already feeling much better, in fact I wish the season started in two weeks time!" claimed the Italian. "We actually started off the test by doing some laps on the old 990cc bike as we wanted to have one more go at understanding why we lost! Then it was time to finally put it all behind us and get on with the new campaign."
Having only ridden the 800cc Yamaha briefly on two previous occasions, the Valencia test was the first real chance for Rossi and his mechanics to assess the machine in detail and begin serious development work - whilst comparing its speed with rival 800cc machines from Honda, Ducati, Suzuki and Ilmor.
