Le Mans was the first time you did not finish in the points, after 24 races. Was this a blow to you?"You're always disappointed when you don’t have a good race, but you can’t be more disappointed just because it’s your home race, because you don’t get more points there than at other Grands Prix. When you're thinking about the championship, you realise that every race is important, whether you're riding in your home country or not. The only thing that changes is that you have the support of the fans and pressure from journalists, which you can handle well or badly. However, it was of course disappointing. Always being on the limit is very
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Rossi: “We don‘t have the feeling or enough confidence”
It’s rare to see Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) outside the top ten; it’s even rarer to see all four of the Yamaha riders outside of the top ten. The GoPro Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland got off to a difficult start, a damp and cold track resulting in a terrible first day for Yamaha. Free Practice 1 was cut short by spots of rain, Rossi electing to remain in the pits rather than go back out in the wet. The second session of the day began in similar circumstances, Rossi not waiting around this time. Despite improving his FP1 time by 0.757s, ‘The Doctor’ concluded Friday in 14th overall....
Mike Napoli Finally Feeling Better Batting, Hopes Success Continues (Video)
Mike Napoli has had a difficult season, to say the least. His home run in Wednesday’s 5-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves was one of the lone bright spots for the Boston Red Sox, though, and he admitted after the game he’s starting to feel a bit more comfortable. “I have been — I’ve been feeling a little better,” Napoli told reporters. “Just timing wise and seeing the ball better. I’m just trying to go up there and give a tough at bat every time. I don’t know, I still have work to do. Just going to try to keep it going.” Check out more from the first baseman in the video above.
Arsenal’s Robin Van Persie feeling ‘frustrated’
Robin van Persie has expressed his "frustration" at Arsenal's inconsistency this season after the club's campaign took another turn for the worse at Blackburn Rovers. GettyImagesArsenal have made their worst ever start since the arrival of Arsene Wenger Arsenal looked on course to make it back-to-back Premier League wins at Ewood Park on Saturday as they led 2-1 at half-time only for Arsene Wenger's side to capitulate in the second half with struggling Blackburn running out 4-3 winners. Van Persie has told the club's official website: "There is lots of time, but at some point you need to pick yourself up and prove what you are capable of. We are not doing that at the moment and are not consistent enough. It just