In contrast to the full-fledged duel at the start of MotoGP Aragon 2018, especially between Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi's race line was quiet.

How not, until the finish flag was raised, he was in eighth position. Although in the rider standings while he was still quite fanged with third place.

Nine-time world champion, Valentino Rossi, with MotoGP boss Carmelo Ezpeleta [AFP / Lluis Gene].

The Doctor performed poorly in the qualifying session and had to start from 17th position. Therefore, being able to finish eighth on the stage at Circuit Motorland, Aragon, Spain this year was two places better than his compatriot, Maverick Vinales.

While the Yamaha satellite team Tech 3, Johann Zarco and Hafiz Syahrin, also experienced difficulties in performing fast at the Motorland Circuit and only finished 14th and 18th.

This acquisition makes Yamaha never won races in the premier class 23 times in a row. The record became the worst record since the period 1996-1998 when the Iwata, Japanese manufacturer never won in 22 consecutive series.

The last time Yamaha felt the victory was in the 2017 Dutch MotoGP series at the Assen Circuit. At that time, Valentino Rossi came out as the winner after defeating Danilo Petrucci and Marc Marquez.

Rossi hopes, the bad record created by Yamaha is able to open the eyes of Yamaha officials. He hopes the team can respond positively to the failure of the riders in the 2018 season by providing a better motorbike suit.

"I hope this can make Yamaha react. Maybe some important people on the team can see the results and say: Why?" said Valentino Rossi quoted from Motorsport, Monday (09/24/2018).

Of the 14 series that have been undertaken, Valentino Rossi is only able to record four times the third podium and one runner-up.

"I started the race far behind, but was able to maintain consistency of speed so I could finish in the top 10. Like this is the result, we have the potential (to rise) now. We hope to continue to improve performance," he said.

MotoGP Aragon itself was won by heavy rival Rossi, Marc Marquez, who successfully defeated Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Corse) and Andrea Iannone (Suzuki Ecstar).