Valentino Rossi: duel with Hayden and third place at Phillip Island

After the splendid victory Sepang Valentino Rossi seizes another podium on one of his favorite tracks: the Australian Phillip Island.
Party only eighth due to weather tantrums during qualifying, Is performed in a comebacks his coming in the closing laps to duel with the duchies of Nicky Hayden, who eventually had to cede the third place behind Casey Stonerthe unchallenged ruler of the race, and the new world champion Jorge Lorenzo.

But what makes him happy is undoubtedly the fact that plans Yamaha senior has finally been granted permission to test the Ducati: "last night I spoke with Furusawa and told me that I will try the Ducati after Valencia. I think is the right choice for all there was between us, and a way to thanking me for the work and effort spent. I want to thank them, is a nice gesture sporting, also because the test is not a quota that decides when to do the test ".

Returning to Grand Prix, in Parc Fermé Valentino has so told her: "she was a nice battle, Nicky was very fast and when I went I thought not to do it. I had problems already by mid race rubber I slipped away. Stoner here was unbeatable, even if we had a Yamaha perfect. Take from the third row and get thirds is a great result. Us anyway we left too late with the Setup and only this morning we found the right idea to improve balance, while remaining too slow at least half a second. We talk with the team and review our way of working. "

But it is now clear that the doctor's head is already in 2011.