Valentino Rossi couldn't repeat his Jerez podium, but finishing just 1.1s from the Brno rostrum after starting in tenth meant he considered Sunday's fifth position to be a better overall performance.
Reflecting on Johann Zarco's surprise pole position on a 2019-spec Ducati at Brno, Valentino Rossi highlighted that newer does not always mean better when it comes to MotoGP technology.
Valentino Rossi produced his best FP3 performance of the season so far at Brno, where a fifth place on the 'unbelievably' close timesheets allowed him to safely sail through to Qualifying 2.
MotoGP title leader Fabio Quartararo experiments with operating the Yamaha ride-height system on corner exit during Friday practice at Brno, Danilo Petrucci uses the proven Ducati system "three times per lap".
Franco Morbidelli consolidates Petronas SRT Yamaha's strong Friday showing to finish FP2 in Brno just 0.007s off pace-setting team-mate Fabio Quartararo
Fabio Quartararo insists he feels no extra pressure heading to Brno following his two wins in Jerez, insists Marc Marquez's absence has no bearing on approach
Valentino Rossi returns to the scene of his very first grand prix victory, at Brno this weekend, buoyed by a return to the MotoGP podium last time at Andalucia.