The Termas de Rio Hondo route is not a person's cup of tea. Jorge Lorenzo which also addressed the obstacle in average physical fitness. But the same circuit is one of his Honda's favorites. So why not. Márquez was easy, Crutchlow in the top 5, Nakagami in the top 10. And Por Fuera? Before last…
The slap ! But with a full field that is held in a second, the slightest weakness takes on the air of disaster. Friday in Rio Hondo, Jorge Lorenzo finished at the bottom of the rankings. While Marc Márquez turns out to be a steamroller in race configuration in Argentina, the Majorcan simply struggles to keep up with the same Honda.
« For the moment, I'm trying to go as quickly as possible » he begins. “ But the fact is that I lack experience on the Honda, like in braking or entering the curve. Beyond that, in the afternoon we managed to get a little closer to the lead, but we have to be patient. There is indeed no need to be nervous about the ranking, because times will come when I can be faster. Unfortunately, here in Termas it will be a difficult weekend ».
What’s more, injuries still bother him: “ My wrist hurts, but that's not the main problem. Like I said, I blame it on lack of motorcycle experience. Being half a second from tenth place isn't bad, so I'll have to stay focused for Saturday. I am aware of the potential of the Honda ».
« I expected to suffer on this track, so I have to try to learn the bike better, because I haven't understood it 100% yet. As I said, I don't particularly like this circuit, also because there is no grip and the conditions are not optimal. With good grip, I could actually be ahead, as was the case during FP1 at Losail ».
He finishes : " It will require a lot of patience, of course, I understand the expectation among my fans for this new adventure with Honda. In this regard, I can say that the experience with Ducati made me understand that the results will come. It will be a complicated weekend, like maybe Austin in two weeks, but maybe something will change once we get to Jerez”.
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
