Alex Rins is to be considered one of the favorites this weekend in Argentina. Given what was revealed during the first Grand Prix of the year in Qatar, his Suzuki can seriously disrupt the usual duel between Dovizioso and Marquez on the Termas turnstile. For the moment, the Spaniard on the GSX-RR is in ambush. However, with this idea in mind that his employer should be inspired by audacity of Ducati in the development of the motorcycle…
Because to make the difference against one Marc Márquez, you have to think outside the box. “ Márquez is the fastest man on the track ", said Alex Rins Friday at Las Termas. So that the Suzuki rider can follow the Repsol Honda star in the future, he calls for innovations on his bike.
« We are on a good path. It's so close“, commented the teammate of Joan mir on his Argentinian Friday. In seventh place, the Suzuki factory rider lost only 0,270 seconds on the best time of the day which is the prerogative of leader Ducati, Andrea Dovizioso.
"JI'm happy because we tried a lot of tire types and I feel pretty good with the medium rear tire in particular. We started with the hard rear tire this morning, but I think it was too early because the track was incredibly dirty“, analyzed the Spaniard.
« Everything is so tight that you have to be quick, because it is particularly important here to start from the front row" , said Kidneys, qui a célébré son premier podium dans la classe MotoGP en Argentine en 2018. Est-il trop tôt pour faire une prédiction pour la course de dimanche ? ». We need to check the weather first. I think we need to improve our race pace a bit if I want to deliver a good race with Marc Márquez, because he is definitely the one to beat. He is the fastest man on the track. We are on the right track, but we must continue to improve« , a déclaré le pilote de 23 ans, qui demande à Suzuki de suivre l’exemple de Ducati en proposant de nouvelles pièces.
« During the pre-season preparation they did an incredible job at Suzuki, we improved the bike a lot. For the next races, we are asking for developments: we have seen our opponents bring new things – Ducati, for example – so we are asking Suzuki to have a more or less identical approach" , said Kidneys. Fait-il référence à l’aile arrière de la Desmosedici GP19 ? « Le spoiler sur le bras oscillant, le dispositif de lancement… Je ne pense pas que cela apportera de la vélocité pure et immédiate. Mais toutes les petites choses réunies peuvent aider »he replied.
FP2, MotoGP, Termas de Río Hondo, March 29:
1. Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati, 1:39,181 min
2. Jack Miller, Ducati, + 0,009 sec
3. Maverick Vinales, Yamaha, +0,164
4. Cal Crutchlow, Honda, +0,165
5. Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha, +0,176
6. Valentino Rossi, Yamaha, +0,260
7. Alex Rins, Suzuki, + 0,270
8. Marc Marquez, Honda, +0,316
9. Franco Morbidelli, Yamaha, +0,322
10. Takaaki Nakagami, Honda, +0,448
11. Andrea Iannone, Aprilia, + 0,473
12. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, + 0,516
13. Danilo Petrucci, Ducati, +0,559
14. Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati, +0,618
15. Joan Mir, Suzuki, +0,765
16. Pol Espargaro, KTM, +0,770
17. Johann Zarco, KTM, +0,775
18. Karel Abraham, Ducati, + 0,814
19. Miguel Oliveira, KTM, +0,825
20. Tito Rabat, Ducati, +0,929
21. Jorge Lorenzo, Honda, +0,978
22. Hafizh Syahrin, KTM, +1,571
FP1, MotoGP, Termas de Río Hondo, March 29:
1. Marc Márquez, Honda, 1:39,827 min
2. Jack Miller, Ducati, + 0,353 sec
3. Cal Crutchlow, Honda, +0,388
4. Franco Morbidelli, Yamaha, +0,492
5. Andrea Iannone, Aprilia, +0,539
6. Johann Zarco, KTM, +0,560
7. Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati, +0,768
8. Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha, +0,849
9. Alex Rins, Suzuki, + 0,994
10. Valentino Rossi, Yamaha, +1,000
11. Takaaki Nakagami, Honda, +1,030
12. Pol Espargaro, KTM, +1,239
13. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, + 1,476
14. Jorge Lorenzo, Honda, +1,513
15. Tito Rabat, Ducati, +1,682
16. Miguel Oliveira, KTM, +1,686
17. Karel Abraham, Ducati, + 1,814
18. Maverick Vinales, Yamaha, +1,830
19. Joan Mir, Suzuki, +1,865
20. Danilo Petrucci, Ducati, +1,941
21. Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati, +2,048
22. Hafizh Syahrin, KTM, +2,852
