A circuit on which he dominated last year in Moto2, and progress in the area of traction when exiting corners: what more can Johann Zarco ask for?
Not much because, apparently, the cocktail is effective since the Tech3 driver concluded his morning session in sixth position before reaching fourth in the afternoon.
The passage to Q2 is certainly not yet assured, and the French driver is well aware of this, but one thing is already certain: Tech3 and Johann Zarco worked hard today!
Johann zarco, 4th, 40 laps: “I'm quite happy with how this first day went. We were expecting wet conditions, but ultimately both sessions were held in the dry and I was competitive. When we used the soft tire because it was the safer option, I always finished in the top ten, and today I was just behind the top three. so it was a very good first day because I like this track and everything is going well with the Yamaha. I feel comfortable on the braking so the Tech3 team and I have worked hard on the acceleration, which is strong, and so we can be satisfied when we compare ourselves to the other drivers. I think we can still take a few steps forward to improve because the benchmarks and times from last year are really fast, and I'm sure the best riders will have that speed again. »
#AustrianGP FP2 Ranking:
01- Andrea Dovizioso – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP – 1'24.046
02- Maverick Vinales – Movistar Yamaha MotoGP – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.234
03- Dani Pedrosa - Repsol Honda Team - Honda RC213V - + 0.428
04- Johann Zarco – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.476
05- Jorge Lorenzo – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP – + 0.570
06- Marc Marquez – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC213V – + 0.603
07- Cal Crutchlow – LCR Honda – Honda RC213V – + 0.622
08- Aleix Espargaro – Aprilia Racing Team Gresini – Aprilia RS-GP – + 0.680
09- Scott Redding – OCTO Pramac Racing – Ducati Desmosedici GP – + 0.719
10- Alvaro Bautista – Pull&Bear Aspar Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP – + 0.734
11- Pol Espargaro – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing – KTM RC16 – + 0.813
12- Valentino Rossi – Movistar Yamaha MotoGP – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.837
13- Loris Baz – Reale Avintia Racing – Ducati Desmosedici GP – + 0.879
14- Danilo Petrucci – OCTO Pramac Racing – Ducati Desmosedici GP – + 0.889
15- Jonas Folger – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.946
16- Andrea Iannone – Team Suzuki Ecstar – Suzuki GSX-RR – + 1.172
17- Hector Barbera – Reale Avintia Racing – Ducati Desmosedici GP – + 1.212
18- Sam Lowes – Aprilia Racing Team Gresini – Aprilia RS-GP – + 1.224
19- Mika Kallio – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing – KTM RC16 – + 1.274
20- Jack Miller – EG 0,0 Marc VDS – Honda RC213V – + 1.289
21- Karel Abraham – Pull&Bear Aspar Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP – + 1.323
22- Alex Rins – Team Suzuki Ecstar – Suzuki GSX-RR – + 1.406
23- Tito Rabat – EG 0,0 Marc VDS – Honda RC213V – + 1.570
24- Bradley Smith – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing – KTM RC16 – + 1.618
