Before arriving in Brno, Marc Márquez reported with a certain avidity about his tests carried out on the same track of this Grand Prix of the Czech Republic. A preliminary visit which could give him an advantage over opponents absent from the tests. But reading the rankings from the first day of this resumption of hostilities, it is clear that this is not the case... Again?
Because for the hierarchy, we will have to wait to be certain of the forces present. Not everyone, in fact, used their soft tires, including Yamaha, while at Ducati, we burned out a few cartridges. At Honda, we had a trio at the top of the timesheet for a while before the final outburst which pushed the RC213Vs back to the borders of the top 10, certainly, but not outside…
Among them, a Marc Márquez, tenth, and which therefore temporarily avoids the specter of Q.1. But who also sees one of his pursuers in general, Dovizioso, six points in the standings, playing ahead: “ it was good to get back on track after this summer break. In the wet of FP1, it was good, and in the dry of the afternoon, the sensations were roughly those of the tests done two weeks ago. Maybe the grip was less ».
« We tried adjustments but it didn't work. We will return to our bases on Saturday. We tried a new fairing in July and I think we will keep it because it offers small advantages ". After taking stock, the five-time winner had a thought for Angel grandson, died the day before: “ he was a fantastic person. A real legend, especially in Spain because he did a lot of work opening the doors for us. I have great memories with him. His passing makes us all very sad. ».
« Now, you have to be with your family, your sons, Gelete and Pablo. He was a real motorcycle enthusiast. The respect we had for him will accompany us until the end of our days ».
#CzechGP MotoGP J.1: Chronos
| 1 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'56.332 | ||
| 2 | 94 | Jonas Folger | Yamaha | 1'56.730 | 0.398 | 0.398 |
| 3 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'56.751 | 0.419 | 0.021 |
| 4 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'56.862 | 0.530 | 0.111 |
| 5 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | 1'56.864 | 0.532 | 0.002 |
| 6 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | 1'56.905 | 0.573 | 0.041 |
| 7 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 1'56.933 | 0.601 | 0.028 |
| 8 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'56.961 | 0.629 | 0.028 |
| 9 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1'57.019 | 0.687 | 0.058 |
| 10 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'57.209 | 0.877 | 0.190 |
| 11 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'57.289 | 0.957 | 0.080 |
| 12 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'57.314 | 0.982 | 0.025 |
| 13 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1'57.378 | 1.046 | 0.064 |
| 14 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'57.396 | 1.064 | 0.018 |
| 15 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 1'57.637 | 1.305 | 0.241 |
| 16 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'57.869 | 1.537 | 0.232 |
| 17 | 76 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | 1'57.992 | 1.660 | 0.123 |
| 18 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 1'58.042 | 1.710 | 0.050 |
| 19 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda | 1'58.179 | 1.847 | 0.137 |
| 20 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 1'58.194 | 1.862 | 0.015 |
| 21 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Honda | 1'58.437 | 2.105 | 0.243 |
| 22 | 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia | 1'58.638 | 2.306 | 0.201 |
| 23 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 1'59.382 | 3.050 | 0.744 |
