Spielberg - The Yamaha team did not show good performance in two Austrian MotoGP free practice. Valentino Rossi also admitted the tuning fork team motorbike did not fit on the track.

In two training sessions at the Red Bull Ring circuit on Friday (08/10/2018), it could only penetrate 10th position. Rossi and Maverick Vinales took turns recording it.

Vinales ranked 10th in free practice 1, while Rossi was in the second free practice. Distance Vinales ranked 10th with the fastest rider, Andrea Dovizioso, in the number 1 second.

Meanwhile, Rossi is more than two seconds from first place, Marc Marquez, when he finished 10th. The second free exercise runs in wet track conditions.

The difficulty of Yamaha at the Austrian MotoGP was indeed recognized by Rossi. The track conditions that don't bend much are the main reason.

"For me, this is the worst configuration when you have to start from a slow bend like a hairpin, with one or two teeth, and after that you are faced with a long straight track. That's where we have difficulties," Rossi told Auto Sport.

"Layout of this track is one of the worst for us. Our bikes have better bend speeds, so on tracks like Brno or Mugello, you can keep pressing from this side. But in Astria it's much more difficult because we don't have much ( type of this bend. "

"We have to work in all areas - also for braking. Looks like the distance to the riders is bigger, and we have difficulties," he added.