Rossi has been no victory gained in the second season he returned strengthen Yamaha. But the 35-year-old driver performed very well and can even be considered to be the closest competitor Marc Marquez, who won 100% victory in seven races that have been held.
Rossi has finished runner-up four times in the races this season. He finished second in Qatar, Spain, France and Catalunya. An achievement that made him temporarily sits in second place standings with 117 points.
Note Rossi in 2014 even much better than Lorenzo, which so far only two podium finishes and temporarily scattered in the order of four four with 78 points.
"We are very pleased and very surprised with the performance of Valentino this season. We have modified the motor, but the results obtained Rossi is 99% of his work," said Chief Engineer Yamaha Racing boss, Kouichi Tsuji.
"Dis is already 35 years old and still able to go back and we have to respect him because he is still very motivated and have the desire to compete at the top," he continued, as reported