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MotoGP Le Mans: Last-lap crash a mystery for Rossi

Movistar Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi has vowed to dig deep into the data from the last lap of today’s Le Mans MotoGP as he is mystified by what caused him to crash out of a dead cert second place.

The Doctor had been in a fight with team-mate Maverick Vinales and was lining up a move into the final double-right hander after an error had let the wunderkind through but Rossi crashed out with the finish line in sight, throwing away 20 points and his championship lead.

“It was a great shame, because for my team it was the best weekend of the season, where I was more competitive on the track, also in the wet, but especially in the race. For sure, this could have been my best result of the season,” said Rossi, speaking at the track.

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“It was very difficult because the pace was always very high, but at the end I felt comfortable on the bike, I had a good feeling, so I tried to attack. Unfortunately, on the last lap I made a mistake in turn six and I fell back so Maverick overtake me.

“I knew I had another chance, because we were very close and I tried to remain there, because in sector four I was good. Sincerely, what happened during the crash, we don’t understand. Usually you have to pay attention to the front, but I lost the rear when I crashed. Anyway, I made a mistake, and it’s like this.”

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