Rossi and his Team WRT teammates Nico Muller and Fred Vervi༺sch finished fifth at Hockenheim, Germany, at the weekend as the MotoGP legend’s new career on four wheels continues to take shape.

Rossi endured a rollercoaster꧙ weekend but emerged with credit.

“It was a good race and a good weekend,” he said. “On this track w♒e were competitive. 

“I did a mistake in m♔y stint,🍌 went into the gravel, lost positions and then had a contact which cost us a five-second penalty. 

“Fred and Nic𓆉o were very strong and recovered well. Unfortunately, we narrowly missed the podium, we will try again next time.”

Muller said: “The race wasn’t ൲that clean, a lot happened on the track. We ha꧋d podium pace in terms of absolute performance, and Vale did again a mega job, he took another step forward.

“At the end, a good result, fifth, but st𝐆ill, iܫt tastes bitter-sweet, as we could have been on the podium. It’s getting closer…”

Vervisch said: “It was a good weekend sin🍰ce free practice, the Audis were strong and us as well. We qualified well, it was a good race for us despite some little setbacks. Eventually, we didn’t get the podium, it wi🍬ll be for next time.”

Team principal Vincent Vosse added: “Car #46 had a fantastic weekend an💦d🏅 took a very nice top 5, proving the great progression, which is great.”