Based on their performances last year, we had undoubtedly buried the Hondas in general and Dani Pedrosa in particular a little quickly.
However, in the end, it is he who carries the standard with the winged coat of arms in the leading trio, both this morning and this afternoon: there is probably no coincidence and the number 26 could well be a particularly tough outsider for the Ducati to overcome…
Tokyo sent its agent and Dani Pedrosa has a mission to fulfill in Austria (see here), and he intends to fill it out: “permit to win” ?
Dani Pedrosa, 3rd: “we worked well today. We thought we would have to deal with the rain, but fortunately we were able to start in the dry and overall we had more dry track time than we expected. We were satisfied because the first feeling was good and, generally speaking, we feel better than last year. We still have work to do regarding the bike settings and the maps. We need to improve our race pace and make a good tire choice for Sunday, but, so far, we are happy with the way we have started the weekend. »
.@ 26_DaniPedrosa kick off the @MotoGP #AustrianGP in style! 😎#MotoGP @HRC_MotoGP pic.twitter.com/XikK7bWXxM
— Red Bull Austria (@redbullAustria) August 10
#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
