The rain arrived this morning on the legendary Brno circuit in the Czech Republic. Delicate conditions which did not disturb Loris Baz since in the warm-up, the Frenchman already took the third best time.
The rain stopped shortly before the start of the race. The choice of tires was once again the center of attention. Loris opted for a hard tire at the front and rear. Hindered by traffic at the start of the race, the Haut-Savoyard then began to climb back up until he returned in the wake of his teammate Hector Barbera.
In the final laps, he managed to gain the upper hand and secure a 4th place when he took the checkered flag. Loris here equals his best result in a Grand Prix.
Best Ducati representative in the standings, he and his teammate offer the best result in MotoGP to the Avintia Racing team. Now, Loris is focusing on the next Grand Prix at Silverstone, the scene of his first WorldSBK victory.
“Depuis le Grand Prix d’Allemagne, je savais que si une nouvelle course sur le mouillé se présentait, il fallait être attentif à la quantité d’eau sur la piste, en particulier pour le choix du pneu avant. Le pneu tendre, j’ai tendance à le détruire plus rapidement et à perdre le feeling. Au warm-up, je m’étais senti à l’aise sur le tendre, mais il s’est arrêté de pleuvoir. J’ai donc vraiment voulu partir avec le pneu dur à l’avant. J’ai hésité pour le choix à l’arrière, mais Adrien (Morillas) m’a conseillé le dur. C’était un pari, car il ne fallait pas qu’il pleuve de nouveau.
I lost a little time at the start of the race to overtake certain opponents. This is why I was not able to follow Crutchlow and Rossi in their comeback and why I did not finish on the podium. I gradually moved up to 6th place. I then saw that the podium was not far away. Marquez was well checked and he increased his pace in the last two laps, while I overtook Iannone and Hector. I finished two seconds from the podium, that will be for next time.
It's the best way to thank the team for next season's contract. I was not present in Barcelona when Luis (Salom) tragically disappeared. I really wanted to get a good result to dedicate it to him, and today I achieved it.
J’ai d’excellents souvenirs à Silverstone pour y avoir gagné en WorldSBK en 2012. Nous retrouvons peu à peu la confiance et depuis l’Autriche, nous remontons sans cesse la pente.”
