Valencia Q2 entry “changed everything” for final MotoGP qualifying

Ahead of his 432nd and final MotoGP appearance, Petronas SRT rider Rossi qualified inside the top 10 for just the fourth time this season having made it directly into Q2.

Having ended Friday’s running last – albeit just 1.6s off the pace – Rossi managed to qualify 10th at on Saturday afternoon, missing pole by just 0.810 seconds and ending up just over a tenth from top Yamaha…