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He may have had a plan in his head when he was on track but his entire team knew it was the wrong plan.
On lap 16, Rossi was leading and Smith and Redding were 19th and 18th. Smith never changed to wets, he was still on slicks. Redding had changed and then changed back. They started rocketing up through the order, gaining 3, 4, 5 positions a lap. Rossi stayed out until lap 21 and fell to fifth, where he stayed.
Believe me, the team saw this coming... Vale was focused on a gamble, with respect to Marquez and Lorenzo. Had they changed too early, he would have been right. Turns out he was wrong and the team knew that 4 laps prior...
JR
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