In Catalan test Valentino Rossi did 72 laps and got his fastest time on lap 62, with a time of 1:40,050 and was in 10th position. In this test, Valentino Rossi did not do a lot of testing of new spare parts, only to review the obstacles that occurred yesterday during the race.
"This test we tried to find out why we were slower in the race than I expected seeing from my race pace in Warming up and FP4, today I wasn't too bad either, I was always in the top 10, as I always have been during the weekend. On this test we didn't really have much to try a new part, I tried some suspensions, I tried new Michelin tires, and tried bigger disc breaks for the Austrian race. On the bike I tried to improve the traction and acceleration and also tried to improve my feeling for the bike, and I'm happy because I got a good pace especially in the afternoon and I feel quite strong."
About the 2nd penalty that was received by Fabio Quartararo, Valentino Rossi tried to describe from a wider picture “For me right now there is a lot of confusion, and it seems that in this difficult situation, it is never clear what happened. So you never know what's going to happen an hour or two hours after the race, because there's a lot of confusion, and I don't think the rules are very clear, and also a lot of rules that you can read that the Stewards Panel will decide what to do. So this means that at any moment it can change, every rider, every race, every category will probably have a different reaction and this creates a lot of confusion."
Yesterday's Moto3 race was also his concern, Valentino Rossi had said yesterday that he felt scared when he saw the Moto3 race, “For me it is dangerous and I don't enjoy the race because I am always tense and worried. I don't think it's easy to fix this situation, but maybe there is a way, where they (Race Direction) have to have a serious talk with riders who are considered dangerous, not as a group but actually talk one by one. If the rider does something dangerous it should be discussed that maybe in the next race he will not have to take part in the race. Since they have to pay more attention in this situation, they have to improve their performance, and this means it will be a lot of work. But sometimes it's not easy."
Regarding the rumors about Pedro Acosta being recruited by Sky VR46 in Moto2 Valentino firmly denied it "Yes I read about this, but it's not true, of course we are happy, because Pedro Acosta is the new Super Hero, but I don't think we will recruit him. We will continue with our project and will continue with the Academy riders. "
