The evening is likely to be hot in Catalonia behind the scenes of MotoGP. Nothing to do with festive performances, even if the slogan of this seventh meeting of the year is “eat sleep and run”. There, it turns more into a discussion in a closed circle on the new chicanery which is having difficulty rallying the votes to it. Aleix Espargaró and Loris Baz had already expressed their disappointments. Jonas Folger expressed his concerns. And Andrea Iannone wants to reopen the case.
Joe the Maniac will not be the only one, which promises us a good lively vigil at the safety commission. But here is the Suzuki official’s version: “ Last year, after Luis Salom's accident, we decided on a new design, but the specifications changed a lot. We now have a completely different circuit. We lost the entire last sector which was one of the most beautiful in the world. I don't like this new chicanery. In addition, it is misleading ". And it's not Jack Miller who will say otherwise...
« We will bring the subject before the security commission. But it will be difficult to find a solution ". Thirteenth of this first day, the teammate of a Sylvain Guintoli who is on his third ride on the GSX-RR, also has difficulty finding his settings: “ in the morning, the conditions were special with this track going towards the dryer. The afternoon started off badly for us. The settings were correct but we experienced electronic problems ».
« It was therefore complicated to control the bike and its speed. The bike moves too much. The conditions are the same for everyone, however we currently have a lot of problems. The layout is now done like this, and I don't think anything will change ". Joe the Maniac has transformed into Jacques the fatalist.
#CatalanGP J.1: MotoGP Chronos
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'44.295 | ||
| 2 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 1'44.700 | 0.405 | 0.405 |
| 3 | 94 | Jonas Folger | Yamaha | 1'44.839 | 0.544 | 0.139 |
| 4 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'44.883 | 0.588 | 0.044 |
| 5 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'44.890 | 0.595 | 0.007 |
| 6 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Honda | 1'44.922 | 0.627 | 0.032 |
| 7 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'45.063 | 0.768 | 0.141 |
| 8 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 1'45.098 | 0.803 | 0.035 |
| 9 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'45.116 | 0.821 | 0.018 |
| 10 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'45.118 | 0.823 | 0.002 |
| 11 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | 1'45.311 | 1.016 | 0.193 |
| 12 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | 1'45.375 | 1.080 | 0.064 |
| 13 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 1'45.465 | 1.170 | 0.090 |
| 14 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1'45.554 | 1.259 | 0.089 |
| 15 | 76 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | 1'45.755 | 1.460 | 0.201 |
| 16 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'45.810 | 1.515 | 0.055 |
| 17 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda | 1'45.868 | 1.573 | 0.058 |
| 18 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'45.932 | 1.637 | 0.064 |
| 19 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'45.967 | 1.672 | 0.035 |
| 20 | 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia | 1'46.682 | 2.387 | 0.715 |
| 21 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1'46.946 | 2.651 | 0.264 |
| 22 | 50 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | Suzuki | 1'47.002 | 2.707 | 0.056 |
| 23 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 1'47.892 | 3.597 | 0.890 |
