VALENTINO ROSSI has said that his 2009 Yamaha M1 racebike is a top weapon for this year's MotoGP championship.
The 30-year old Italian said that his new bike is already better than last year's model, and there's still plenty of time to go until the start of the season.
Speaking after the second night of testing in Qatara, Rossi said:
“Today was good because first of all we were able to test! I am quite happy because I was fast from the start and the bike is a lot better than this time last year. The setting is completely different after a year with Bridgestone and we seem to be in good shape. The lap times are quite slow compared to the race because it is cold and also the track conditions aren’t perfect, but hopefully in a month’s time it will be quite a bit warmer. We worked well today, testing some things for the engine and some electronics, and everything is helping us to improve our setting and to be faster. Now I hope that we have good weather between now and tomorrow night and no more wind so that the track is cleaner tomorrow and we can improve the times a bit more.”
