At the end of this somewhat crazy first day in Argentina, our two French representatives were positioned 6th and 12th. But unlike in Qatar, this time it was Loris Baz who finally took the lead over Johann Zarco, even if the latter was constantly at the forefront during these free practice sessions. The two explain to us why at Eurosport…
In the end, the two French drivers are therefore both satisfied and optimistic, even if they found themselves faced with the unusual situation of a soft tire, front for one, rear for the other slower than its counterpart. harder.
Loris Baz, 6th at 0,643s: » It was a good session, especially since we encountered some problems this morning since I had a motorcycle that broke down. I'm not really feeling well either and I'm quite sick, like half the paddock. So, I'm happy, we worked well and we found some good things, compared to the first session, still in the same direction as Qatar. We work well and try not to make mistakes. For now, it's paying off. I did a lot of laps on the hard tire and, at the end, I put on the soft. It worked well but there was room to do a little better. I think we didn't put the right front tire on to really set the best time. I wanted to try making it soft/soft and I think the front soft is too soft for me. But there you go, it's good information and I had a good tour, and since you never know what the weather has in store, it's not bad to be there. “
Johann zarco, 12th at 0,863: » I got off to a good start, I got into the rhythm and the sensations have been good since this morning. The track conditions didn't seem much better than this morning as it was warmer, but I felt good and was able to put in some good laps. We were able to try a tire that will surely be ready for the race, and that's where I did my best times. It was really positive, and at the end, the strategy was to put on soft tires to improve the time. Unfortunately, this soft tire was worse than the hard tire I used just before. Was it too soft or did we have a technical problem? That's it, it's just a shame not to have stayed in the 10 because if the weather isn't nice tomorrow, we'll have to make Q1. But on everything else, like getting into rhythm and feeling comfortable on the bike, it's very positive and we have to continue to attack to prepare for the race. “
