Jorge Lorenzo immediately got into the rhythm of this Grand Prix of the Czech Republic during the first day of free practice.
Only 15 minutes after the start of the first session, he crossed the 1'57 mark by temporarily taking command ahead of his teammate. After always remaining at the forefront of this session, he finished in third position, achieving a best time of 1'56.673s, 0.484s behind leader Andrea Iannone.
In the afternoon, after making some adjustments to his M1, the Majorcan driver once again distinguished himself by being the first to break the 1'56 mark before finishing in 1'55.977, still in third provisional position. , but this time just 0.137s behind Marc Marquez.
Jorge Lorenzo, 1'55.977, 3rd: “It was a good day today in Brno. A few drops of rain fell this morning during the session, and it was a little colder, but in the afternoon the track was perfect with good conditions (weather). We were able to be fast, both on a lap and with our race pace, so I'm pretty happy with the bike. The track has a few bumps, even more than last year, but it's the same for everyone. Tomorrow, we still have room to improve. »
