Rossi confirms electronic problem.

Even if you are a Rossi hater, admit that the man is humble. He always has something good to say about the competition and makes the best out of a bad situation...

Reminds me of the days of Biaggi...

Every factory always blames failure on electrical problems.
He can't blame the bike - Lorenzo & Edwards are doing just fine.
He can't blame the tyres - after throwing his toys out of the pram to get Bridgestones.
Humble is not an adjective you could ever apply to Rossi.
He wants to still be regarded as 'the man' but instead Lorenzo, Pedrosa, Stoner, and even JT are getting all the attention.
And doesn't Rossi just hate it?

Rossi was clearly disappointed when he got back to the pits as he was only 1 tenth behind pole till he had a problem....You write off Rossi at your peril because he will come good this year for sure.. ;) ;)

Rossi dont waste his breath on bull **** & all the Rossi haters on here just don'tlike to aknoledge that sometimes things go wrong that is out of his control.

It will be even sweeter when their great rider stoner get's his ******* ass kicked because they think he is invincable, wrong

Wake up guys, or maybe you should go to sleep for abit cus maybe your not gonna like what your about to see.

at least us Rossi fans know & can admitt he's not invincable & things do go wrong fronm time to time whether it's his fault or the teams fualt **** happens & that's racing.

Nigel T.....And what will happen if he doesnt get his ar.s kicked
Is everybody going to say it is the bike or the electronics or the tyres again and again and again

Hmmm...yet another excuse! Funny how none of the other Yamahas get any problems or the Bridgestone runners. It's been a good show but the curtain is now falling...Valentino Biaggi we salute you...

Duke, we won't need to say it is the bike or the electronics or the tyres. Jerez is a riders track and since most of Casey's success comes from his equipment. You will watch him get destroyed tomorrow. Skill is rewarded at Jerez, not rider aids.

George....Yes you are right it is a riders track, but it is not a Ducati track and if he gets destroyed so be it as everyone said about Qatar it is only the first race, well this is only the second and so far it is all looking the same as last year and if skill, not riders aids is rewarded at Jerez how come Rossi is not happy with the electronics ;)

Yeah, I called this one, and way before it even started. The one thing I was wrong on was the Tech 3 effort - so for that one I do apologize(especially to JT). So once again, for all the Nigel T's and other "babybatter" spewing jizz-heads out there - Rossi is going down the backside of that bell curve he's been riding longer than expected. Yeah, he'll still show himself now and again(barring a Mick Doohan '99), but the excuses are just starting. I only hope he realizes it and knocks it off before it completely tarnishes his legacy - nobody wants to remember the guy for bitching and complaining about why he wasn't able to keep winning. Go James, Colin, Nicky, Dovi, Dani, Loris and Marco..

Crowkiller report to my office after school, you need to learn how to spell apologise and realise

The more rossi goes back on the grid the more "problems" emerge on the Yamaha. Accept that rossi is on the downslope of his career and that his career moves of late are more out of desperation than prudence. rossi is being a good sportsman not humble. I think if he was humble he'd start taking some of the blame on himself instead of deflecting it constantly to his team. After all these years suddenly Rossi, lead rider for Yamaha, is the only Yamaha having issues, even the satellite teams are enjoying better electronics than rossi. ;)

Never heard so much nonsense in all my life. Some of you people probaly don't go out much. If you' watche you' know Lorenzo also had n electrical problem and everybody that means except most of the people commenting on this blog know that michis qualify much better than bridgestone. So strictly speaking the grid is probably what you would expect, if anything Rossi was quicker than expected...ROssi won the second most race last year..This year the first two races are all in michelins favour...you stand corrected..

I'm not usually one for making comments but on this topic I think I need to. Although the bikes out there just keep on going faster and faster; I can't help thinking that the current crop of young guns are able to go fast immediately because the bikes are much easier to ride. There doesnt appear to be any 'graduation' if you like, like there one was from 250 to 500cc. You cannot doubt their skill however and Jorges qualifying was exceptional. Turn most of the rider aids off please and let's see the old tyre smokin days again. 2003/2004/2005 rule. J

Yes, you are so right oracle, the new 250 kids does not need any "learning year". Even Rossi needed half season when he debuted at the MotoGP, and no way Lorenzo and co. are better then Rossi in his time of debut. Even the from WSS to WSB is more demanding then the 250-MotoGP. Look at Kenan, he was very fast at the WSS but need some time to learn the superbike. I'll guess that to go from 250 to world superbike is more demanding then 250 to 800cc!! I remember Chris the V saying that the superbike is much more brutal on the lower gears and low revs than the MotoGP 990cc!! Now with the 800cc the different is even larger.

Wakey wakey hand off Snakey...

To insinuate that Valentino Rossi is starting to use the Barry Sheene excuse book is perhaps a trifle premature. One can respect this man for his candid comments on most things, so maybe he really did have an electronics problem - indicating that the Yamahas really DO use electronic aids - despite the blinkered minority who believe there is only ONE bike on the entire grid with electronic engine control. One wonders if these people know what goes on under the front of their cars...