Cold, dark, a little bit eerie - Valentino explains why night racing's not his bag
VALENTINO ROSSI has said that although it's a great spectacle, he is not a fan of the night race in Qatar - which will be the first round of the 2009 MotoGP Championship when it all kicks off in the desert on April 12.
The eight-time World Champion said: "The bike has to be set up differently to run at night. We know that the night race does not really favour us and that running in the desert in those dark hours when the track surface is very cold could cause us more problems. Fortunately, in the last test sessions we had there we saw things about the bike and tyres that do not work so well so even thought it will be tough and slippery we will be ready.
"But I don't think that the one-make tyre will make much difference to who is fast in Qatar. I think it will come down to the bike and rider and there won't be so much importance on the tyre."
Yeah, right - and Rossi's not starting the mind games already...
