Fifth in the morning and second in the afternoon, Valentino Rossi is satisfied with his start to British Grand Prix who took stock of the situation before leaving the premises. Because the performances were there at each work plan and everything was reviewed in order to analyze. The smile is therefore appropriate and it is all the more radiant as the Doctor has not had the opportunity to wear it for a long time...
But between Silverstone and Yamaha, there is a link that cannot be denied. Thus, the brand has distinguished itself four times since the return of MotoGP to this track. The latest success of the tuning fork brand is to the credit of Valentino Rossi, it was two years ago. A Vale who smells like a good deal: “ this day was good. It was nice to ride on this track in this weather and this weather surprised more than one ».
« I like to have a good feeling with the bike from the first laps. And this is the case here. We were able to review a lot of tires, we worked on the race, we drove with worn tires. We evaluated the mediums, the hards, some also rode soft. Looks like all three options are possible. It will be important to make the right choice for Sunday and it will depend on the weather ».
« We have good pace, even with worn tires. It's not easy to do race simulations because time is short and we drive for 13 or 14 laps. So there are still six missing but we have trends. And we are strong and fast ».
There remains one last analysis before going to bed… “ I want to study the images on TV about our adversaries before making a decision. But I feel a good balance between the tires and the bike. We found something during the Misano tests that can help us ».
#BritishGP MotoGP J.1: Chronos
| 1 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 2'00.897 | ||
| 2 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 2'01.138 | 0.241 | 0.241 |
| 3 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 2'01.168 | 0.271 | 0.030 |
| 4 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 2'01.592 | 0.695 | 0.424 |
| 5 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 2'01.611 | 0.714 | 0.019 |
| 6 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 2'01.655 | 0.758 | 0.044 |
| 7 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 2'01.832 | 0.935 | 0.177 |
| 8 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 2'01.885 | 0.988 | 0.053 |
| 9 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 2'01.893 | 0.996 | 0.008 |
| 10 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | 2'01.933 | 1.036 | 0.040 |
| 11 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 2'01.974 | 1.077 | 0.041 |
| 12 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 2'02.072 | 1.175 | 0.098 |
| 13 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 2'02.097 | 1.200 | 0.025 |
| 14 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 2'02.098 | 1.201 | 0.001 |
| 15 | 76 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | 2'02.202 | 1.305 | 0.104 |
| 16 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 2'02.250 | 1.353 | 0.048 |
| 17 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 2'02.408 | 1.511 | 0.158 |
| 18 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda | 2'02.507 | 1.610 | 0.099 |
| 19 | 94 | Jonas Folger | Yamaha | 2'02.580 | 1.683 | 0.073 |
| 20 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | 2'02.735 | 1.838 | 0.155 |
| 21 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Honda | 2'02.860 | 1.963 | 0.125 |
| 22 | 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia | 2'03.475 | 2.578 | 0.615 |
| 23 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 2'04.429 | 3.532 | 0.954 |
