Rossi Disappointed with Ducati Performance

Estoril,- Valentino Rossi disappointed with the result that he won the Portuguese Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday (04/30/2011). Hoping at least able to match what was achieved in the free practice session, "The Doctor" instead slumped to ninth position and should start from the third row in Sunday's race (01/05/2011).

In fact, during the three free practice, Rossi always in the order of five. Even in the last two exercises, seven times MotoGP world champion was always in the fourth. But during qualifying, the front of the motor problems become obstacles so that he failed to realize the expectations and Ducati.

"We are very angry with the performance this afternoon, especially regarding the position, because our target is to fight to occupy the second row, about the fifth or sixth place, and we have the potential yesterday," said Rossi.

"But today I could not race with a better way. I have a problem with the front. When I tried to push over again, I'm too much on the boundary with the front of the motor. So more or less remained the same problem and unfortunately, I could not make it better. So, tomorrow's races will be difficult because the start of the third line, "he said.

Rossi admitted he had made some progress towards the end of the qualifying session. However, it still required some breakthrough if Ducati wants to have the opportunity for competitive.

"In the end we made modifications to set and I can fix the feelings and also records lap times, but not enough," said Rossi. "We need to make another step like this to try to achieve a good result."

Meanwhile, Rossi's teammate, Nicky Hayden, who finished 13th in qualifying, said that the bike is too sensitive with the cooler weather conditions today. In fact, they also have experienced difficulties with performance tires.