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title: "Rossi hoping for warmer temperatures on Saturday"
canonical: "https://readmotorsport.com/2016/07/15/rossi-hoping-for-warmer-temperatures-on-saturday/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Connor McDonagh"
section: "MotoGP News"
published: "2016-07-15T15:57:57Z"
modified: "2016-07-15T16:00:14Z"
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# Rossi hoping for warmer temperatures on Saturday

Cool conditions at the Sachsenring meant both factory Yamahas struggled for pace in Friday practice.

Valentino Rossi was 14th fastest in FP2 whilst reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo did not fare any better in 16th place. The Spaniard had a major off in FP1, losing the front of his bike going into Turn 11, fortunately, Lorenzo came away from the crash with no injuries.

Rossi was 1.4 seconds off Maverick Vinales’ benchmark and the Italian hopes for warmer conditions for Saturday’s FP3 and qualifying sessions.

“This was a difficult day for all the Yamaha riders, especially because we were struggling to find the right feeling with the front and the right temperature with the front tyre. Also the softer option is a bit too hard and we don‘t have the feeling or enough confidence to push to the fullest.”

Despite struggling for pace today, Rossi believes he did not show the true pace of the Yamaha bike due to traffic.

“This afternoon I also had another problem: I was stuck in traffic and wasn‘t able to do the lap at 100% and in fact I‘m very far behind, so we hope for tomorrow and Sunday to have a better temperature and a little bit more sun, that can help us a lot.”