It’s a Alex Espargaro to say the least disappointed who has finished with his second day of the Grand Prix of Americas. And for good reason: here he is last on the starting grid with no time to his name. In one full day on the Austin track, he was only able to complete five unfortunate laps. Three falls and an engine failure were his misfortune. The Aprilia official can’t believe it: “ in eleven years spent in Grand Prix, this is the worst day of my career ».
So one day, and as misfortune never happens alone, a marshal also had to bring him to the parking lot during his technical breakdown, which caused him to lose a little more time: “ it's a day to forgetr” insists the teammate Sam Lowes which has also seen its share of falls.
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« We need to improve the bike in the area of acceleration. This is a track that is not at all suitable for RS-GP. It is weak on the first raise and here we pass it four times. She is heavy in the sequences and there are many of them here ". As for the falls, no less than eight in MotoGP in the morning, he explains: “ the problem is the bumps. With the drop in temperatures, the tires were no longer efficient enough and when they let go on bumps, they did not regain grip when returning to the asphalt. »
Despite this disappointment, Aleix Espargaró is convinced that the race will be a different story: “ the race will be fun because I am convinced that we have what it takes to reach the top 10. I can't wait to start the race ».
Ranking compiled by our friends at crash.net:
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)
2m 2.741s [Lap 7/7] 333km/h (Top Speed)
2. Maverick Vinales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 2.871s +0.130s [7/7] 336km/h
3. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 3.673s +0.932s [7/7] 336km/h
4. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 3.866s +1.125s [7/7] 344km/h
5. Johann zarco ENG Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*
2m 3.928s +1.187s [6/6] 335km/h
6. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17)
2m 4.151s +1.410s [5/6] 342km/h
7. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 2m 4.431s +1.690s [3/7] 340km/h
8. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*
2m 4.623s +1.882s [3/7] 335km/h
9. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 4.661s +1.920s [3/5] 333km/h
10. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 2m 4.673s +1.932s [6/7] 339km/h
11. Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
2m 5.741s +3.000s [5/6] 334km/h
12. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 2m 5.970s +3.229s [4/5] 337km/h
13. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 2m 05.221s 341km/h
14. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 2m 05.231s 332km/h
15. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 2m 05.541s 339km/h
16. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 2m 05.920s 335km/h
17. Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP15) 2m 05.931s 339km/h
18. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 2m 06.258s 328km/h
19. Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP16) 2m 06.295s 338km/h
20. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)*
2m 07.232s 325km/h
21. Espargaro Pol ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 2m 07.601s 329km/h
22. Alex Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) No Time
