We have to be careful of Marquez...' - Rossi

MotoGP points leader Valentino Rossi believes he has to be wary of reigning champion Marc Marquez at this weekend’s Sachsenring MotoGP but it isn’t clear whether he thinks the Honda man will be a challenge in the race or looking for revenge after Assen.

MotoGP points leader Valentino Rossi believes he has to be wary of reigning champion Marc Marquez at this weekend’s Sachsenring MotoGP but it isn’t clear whether he thinks the Honda man will be a challenge in the race or looking for revenge after Assen.

At the Dutch post-race press conference, Marquez said darkly that he now knows what he needs to do following his and Rossi’s tete a tete at the chicane. Rossi is also aware that team-mate Jorge Lorenzo is not to be taken lightly.

I’m ready for Sachsenring and am going into this race weekend with a happy mindset. I managed to recover a bit of an advantage that I had lost in past races. Having a ten point lead after eight races is not bad, I’m very happy. Now we go to Germany and it will be very important to reconfirm how competitive we are,” said The Doctor.

“We understand that our competitors are working hard to return at the front and in Assen we succeeded in staying ahead. Marquez will probably be with us in the next races and we must be very careful with him. At Sachsenring my first goal will be to work as we have done in the Netherlands, starting from the first free practice.

“Jorge I’m sure will come back strong, making it even more important to work well this weekend. After Sachsenring there will be a break and it will be important to rest a bit before taking on the second part of the season.”

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