MotoGP Estoril Portuguese 2009: Rossi lose his speed
reutersHis rival was complete, but even Valentino Rossi failed to show superiority. Not until half race The Doctor was feeling tight and ultimately defeated not get the podium.
Rossi had to settle for fourth place on the mat MotoGP Portugal, Sunday (4/102/009), when one rival, Casey Stoner, has returned to the show after missing the previous three series.
In the battle between "The Big Four", Rossi was in the order behind after Jorge Lorenzo, Stoner and Dani Pedrosa. He is up to 23 seconds adrift of Lorenzo and even 14 seconds of Pedrosa.
"I think I can stand against Stoner and Pedrosa. But as they race to take one step forward and there was nothing I could do," defending champion said that the Italian television station 1.
Although no podium, Rossi still leads the standings. Only difference with Lorenzo lived series 18 with three remaining.
"We did not succeed, but at least I did not fell like the last time in Indianapolis," said Rossi.
"Now there are three more races in three exciting tracks. We must think about the race for the race and took aim Phillip Island, which is always good treknya, and see what our problem today and do better in next time."
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