Rossi “very sad” with difficult final British MotoGP appearance

The Petronas SRT rider enjoyed one of strongest weekends of the year through practice and qualifying on his Yamaha, putting his M1 eighth on the grid.

But the cooler temperatures experienced of race day compared to the rest of the weekend forced Rossi into running the medium rear tyre instead of his preferred hard option.

Making a strong start inside the top eight, Rossi says he…