Rossi knew rain was big opportunity

Valentino Rossi says he and Ducati were aware they had a special chance to finish on the podium at Le Mans given the race's wet conditions. Rossi, who said after qualifying that he was hoping for a wet race, explained that he rode at the maximum under the knowledge that the GP12 could fare better in the adverse conditions than it would have in the dry

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