Second at the end of the first day of the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic, it is with a certain surprise that we note the presence of Jonas Folger only in fourteenth place. Certainly, the situation of the opponents has evolved favorably and faced with this revitalized competition, we did not expect a first line. But from there to not leaving Q.1... In fact, the disappointment is worse than great, because the error was human and everything was decided in two seconds...
That's a lot to be frustrated about, to put it politely. When Jonas Folger joined his Tech3 stand at the end of Q.1, he was filled with the feeling of work accomplished. For him, he was in Q.2 given his last time. Unfortunately for him, this time was never validated. For what ? Because his Yamaha crossed the finish line two seconds after the checkered flag dropped marking the end of hostilities. But for the German, he still had five seconds left before the deadline. At least, that's what his dashboard told him.
The teammate of Johann zarco did not look elsewhere and continued his effort. In vain. Because the mass was said: “ I'm disappointed of course, I didn't see the checkered flag. I had the best time on my last lap which wasn't a lap because it was over. It's a real shame because we wanted to have a good qualification and we had the means to do so. ».
« I'm not comfortable with the bike, so we still need to work. Given my starting position, I hope for a top 8 ". Before this Q.1, he had missed direct entry into Q.2 during FP3: “ Loris Baz followed me and he took advantage of my rhythm » comments the 23-year-old German who was definitely not happy on this Saturday. As for his motorcycle, there is still work to be done: “II don't have enough confidence going forward. I've lost it a couple of times and that confidence is essential. I can't attack as I want. We'll look at the data from other Yamaha riders and find out what I'm doing wrong ».
His teammate Johann zarco will start tenth.
#CzechGP J.2: MotoGP ranking
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'54.981 | ||
| 2 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'55.073 | 0.092 | 0.092 |
| 3 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 1'55.119 | 0.138 | 0.046 |
| 4 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'55.441 | 0.460 | 0.322 |
| 5 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'55.489 | 0.508 | 0.048 |
| 6 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 1'55.552 | 0.571 | 0.063 |
| 7 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'55.663 | 0.682 | 0.111 |
| 8 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'55.738 | 0.757 | 0.075 |
| 9 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'56.027 | 1.046 | 0.289 |
| 10 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'56.075 | 1.094 | 0.048 |
| 11 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1'56.355 | 1.374 | 0.280 |
| 12 | 76 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | 1'56.624 | 1.643 | 0.269 |
| Q1 Results: | ||||||
| Q2 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'56.220 | ||
| Q2 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'56.454 | 0.234 | 0.234 |
| 13 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 1'56.460 | 0.240 | 0.006 |
| 14 | 94 | Jonas Folger | Yamaha | 1'56.540 | 0.320 | 0.080 |
| 15 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda | 1'56.543 | 0.323 | 0.003 |
| 16 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | 1'56.685 | 0.465 | 0.142 |
| 17 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'56.786 | 0.566 | 0.101 |
| 18 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1'57.034 | 0.814 | 0.248 |
| 19 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 1'57.042 | 0.822 | 0.008 |
| 20 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 1'57.245 | 1.025 | 0.203 |
| 21 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Honda | 1'57.288 | 1.068 | 0.043 |
| 22 | 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia | 1'57.465 | 1.245 | 0.177 |
| 23 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | 1'57.517 | 1.297 | 0.052 |
