MotoGP Brno: Strategy change puts Rossi on front row

Movistar YamahaΓÇÖs Valentino Rossi made changes to his strategy for todayΓÇÖs Brno MotoGP qualifying session that allowed him to avoid traffic and do a lap on his own - but he still had reigning champion Marc Marquez for company.Movistar Yamaha's Valentino Rossi made changes to his strategy for today's Brno MotoGP qualifying session that allowed him to avoid traffic and do a lap on his own - but he still had reigning champion Marc Marquez for company.Rossi's final timed session performance hasn't been anything to shout about this year and his third-place today is only the second time he has started on the front row this season. The other was pole position at Assen earlier in the year from where he won. It was a risky move, however, as The Doctor only had one lap to put in his time and had to pass Marquez to do it. He then had the Spaniard right behind him, trying to gauge where he was faster than the Italian."We have a change in strategy so we avoid the traffic and I can concentrate better," said Rossi, speaking at Brno."I think a first row start is going to be very important because Jorge and Marc will be very fast from the beginning and if you start from behind it will be impossible to stay with them, so I'm very happy with this result, also because we worked very well with the team."Already this morning we found a good way to proceed, but this afternoon we improved the setting and were able to also have a good pace, and like I said it's very important to start from the front row, because it will be a very hard race."