Ducati officials experienced a cold shower in Texas during this first day of the Grand Prix of the Americas. Neither Dovizioso, not more than Petrucci, did not register in a top 10 qualifier for a direct presence in Q2. During this time, Jack Miller, with the same GP19 comes fourth. And as rain is expected tomorrow, Saturday, smiles are rare this Friday evening for those wearing the red shirts. Before drawing technical conclusions, the first feeling is for the Austin track. And it's not good.
On the subject, it is Danilo Petrucci which sets the tone: “ the track is worse. No adhesion. The strange thing is that the lap time improved one by one, because at the beginning the track was like a road, with bumps, holes, etc. It's not a track that is level of a MotoGP competition ».
He insists : " the conditions we ride in here are incredible. The track and the circuit in general are incredible in a positive sense, but the tarmac is incredible in a negative sense. It's a shame, because it could be much faster, but you have to try to overcome the bumps ».
« Either way, we have to work, and we'll see. We have the data from Dovi and Jack, who are a little faster than me, so I can't say I'm happy, but I'm very aware of my potential ».
Dovizioso added: “ I have a feeling the bumps are worse than last year. At turn 10, the bitumen has been renewed once again, but there is still a bump. It is in the middle of the curve and it has not changed. Maybe this bump has become imperceptibly smaller… This weekend we have to live with these conditions. You can definitely expect nothing more from this surface on Saturday or Sunday ».
