After one dazzling qualifying session which led him to stumble by only 84 thousandths on a stratospheric Marc Márquez, and below two minutes per lap at Silverstone, the Doctor's comment had the effect of a cold shower. No, at Yamaha, we don't live in a perfect world. If there is improvement, there is still work to be done and Valentino Rossi warns: the race will be another story: “ four or five pilots are better than me ". And he explains.
We don't do it at Valentino Rossi. Qualifying was nice, but the race will be another story: “ in sector 4 of the circuit, we have the concentration of all our problems. I arrive with a three-tenths lead and I lose between four and five tenths. I tried all the tire and setting options but after just a few laps you start to slide ».
« We are clearly worried about the second part of the race. We still have twenty minutes of warm-up to find something. Hoping for good weather ". During FP4, zarco et Casa Particular in Viñales ran medium front and hard rear while Vale favored a hard option everywhere. But not all Yamaha riders hide their concern about grip after a few laps.
« I would like to progress enough to compete for the podium. We can't manage our tires well. This doesn't work with the Yamaha. You will have to be gentle in the first laps. But even then, we start to slip earlier than the competition. But hey, with the new soft tire, the bike is fun to ride during qualifying ».
The second Yamaha driven by Casa Particular in Viñales will start fourth, zarco eighth and Folger tenth.
#BritishGP MotoGP J.2: Chronos
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'59.941 | ||
| 2 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 2'00.025 | 0.084 | 0.084 |
| 3 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 2'00.106 | 0.165 | 0.081 |
| 4 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 2'00.341 | 0.400 | 0.235 |
| 5 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 2'00.399 | 0.458 | 0.058 |
| 6 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 2'00.572 | 0.631 | 0.173 |
| 7 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 2'00.578 | 0.637 | 0.006 |
| 8 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 2'00.622 | 0.681 | 0.044 |
| 9 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 2'00.764 | 0.823 | 0.142 |
| 10 | 94 | Jonas Folger | Yamaha | 2'00.829 | 0.888 | 0.065 |
| 11 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 2'01.378 | 1.437 | 0.549 |
| 12 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | 2'01.994 | 2.053 | 0.616 |
| Q1 Results: | ||||||
| Q2 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 2'00.830 | ||
| Q2 | 94 | Jonas Folger | Yamaha | 2'01.162 | 0.332 | 0.332 |
| 13 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 2'01.285 | 0.455 | 0.123 |
| 14 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 2'01.340 | 0.510 | 0.055 |
| 15 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 2'01.567 | 0.737 | 0.227 |
| 16 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | 2'01.669 | 0.839 | 0.102 |
| 17 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda | 2'01.672 | 0.842 | 0.003 |
| 18 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 2'01.770 | 0.940 | 0.098 |
| 19 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 2'02.017 | 1.187 | 0.247 |
| 20 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 2'02.037 | 1.207 | 0.020 |
| 21 | 76 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | 2'02.185 | 1.355 | 0.148 |
| 22 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Honda | 2'02.211 | 1.381 | 0.026 |
| 23 | 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia | 2'02.787 | 1.957 | 0.576 |
