Andrea Iannone finished in sixteenth place on Friday afternoon and in seventeenth position in the combined times of the two free practice sessions on Saturday. first day of the Austrian Grand Prix riding his Suzuki GSXRR. Some would say that it is the continuation of the stations of the cross for the Italian. But Joe the Maniac has a different opinion. For him, it's the best day he's had since joining Suzuki.
Sometimes it's hard to keep up but the priority is those who experience the adventure from the inside. And Andrea Iannone is more than that. It is at the heart of the system. So, if you're worried about Suzuki because he's seventeenth at the end of the first day of the Austrian Grand Prix while his teammate alex rins is twenty-second, know that you are wrong.
The one who seems a long way from the one who won his first Grand Prix victory on the same Red Bull Ring explains: “ this day was really positive for me. It's even one of the best Fridays since I've been at Suzuki. I have good feelings on the bike. In the morning, I didn't use the soft tires. We were able to run for a long time with worn tires. We still put them on at the end of the afternoon ».
Some substantive work has apparently been accomplished, but the final ranking still remains worrying. Even with a new fairing: “ I almost lost the front of the bike a couple of times and fell. The results don't show it, but we have made progress. We still have to decide on the tires. As for the new fairing, we will decide during FP4 because we fear losing top speed. We'll put it up tomorrow, I didn't have it today ».
#AustriaGP MotoGP J.1: Chronos
| 1 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'24.046 | ||
| 2 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'24.280 | 0.234 | 0.234 |
| 3 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 1'24.474 | 0.428 | 0.194 |
| 4 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'24.522 | 0.476 | 0.048 |
| 5 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 1'24.616 | 0.570 | 0.094 |
| 6 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'24.649 | 0.603 | 0.033 |
| 7 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'24.668 | 0.622 | 0.019 |
| 8 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1'24.726 | 0.680 | 0.058 |
| 9 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | 1'24.765 | 0.719 | 0.039 |
| 10 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'24.780 | 0.734 | 0.015 |
| 11 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1'24.859 | 0.813 | 0.079 |
| 12 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'24.883 | 0.837 | 0.024 |
| 13 | 76 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | 1'24.925 | 0.879 | 0.042 |
| 14 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'24.935 | 0.889 | 0.010 |
| 15 | 94 | Jonas Folger | Yamaha | 1'24.992 | 0.946 | 0.057 |
| 16 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 1'25.218 | 1.172 | 0.226 |
| 17 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | 1'25.258 | 1.212 | 0.040 |
| 18 | 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia | 1'25.270 | 1.224 | 0.012 |
| 19 | 36 | Mika Kallio | KTM | 1'25.320 | 1.274 | 0.050 |
| 20 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda | 1'25.335 | 1.289 | 0.015 |
| 21 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'25.369 | 1.323 | 0.034 |
| 22 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 1'25.452 | 1.406 | 0.083 |
| 23 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Honda | 1'25.616 | 1.570 | 0.164 |
| 24 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 1'25.664 | 1.618 | 0.048 |
