Loris Baz tasted the desert of Qatar with happiness being, with his Ducati GP15, the itch of a certain Jorge Lorenzo official driver of the brand on the GP17. This weekend is theArgentina which awaits him, with a track at Termas de Rio Hondo which left him with good memories last year, despite abandoning a race which tire problems had forced him to do with a change of motorbike.
Qualified thirteenth, at the gates of Q.2, the Frenchman managed to climb up to seventh position before halfway. Loris waited until the tenth lap to change machines. Unfortunately, the French rider's second Ducati GP14.2 did not behave as he wanted and he was forced to retire.
However, the teammateHector Barbera harbors no resentment against this Argentine Grand Prix: “ the first race in Qatar went well so I can't wait to be back in Argentina » declares the Avintia driver who finished twelfth at Losail. “ In Qatar, I undoubtedly had my best dry race in MotoGP. However, my feelings were not the best ».
« I am convinced that we can do even better. I love the Termas de Rio Hondo track and I want to have a good race there. We will see how this weekend goes, but we will continue to progress step by step in order to find the best possible setting that will make me happy to ride the Ducati ».
Given the ambitions displayed, it is therefore a top 10 which will target the 24-year-old Haut-Savoyard.
