Seventeenth for Iannone and nineteenth for Alex Rins. Here is Suzuki's assessment at the end of this first day of Dutch Grand Prix at Assen. Not really the hoped-for results to boost your morale and regain your sense of purpose. However, everything didn't start so badly. But technology got involved.
Sixth at the end of FP1, we thought we could finally count on Iannone during this meeting in Assen. The ace ! A technical problem in the afternoon ruined all the hopes born from this first ranking. Here are the blues again with the blues. And when we know that, tomorrow, the weather conditions risk making this Friday the fastest day of the Grand Prix, there is something to be sad about.
« The morning went well, I had good feelings and I could attack hard » says Joe the Maniac. “ In the afternoon, we drove again with the same settings to confirm and we were satisfied ". Then everything went downhill: “ then we tried other settings on my second bike. But she stopped after two laps due to a technical problem ».
« I had to return to the pits, get back on my first bike with which I had to return to my initial settings. This prevented me from improving things when it came to doing fast laps. I hope that tomorrow, Saturday, I will be able to progress with the settings that we found ».
To be seen because in addition to the expected bad weather, the technical breakdown is currently under expertise at Suzuki. As for Alex Rins, after missing five races due to injury, the main thing was to ride and test himself physically. Mission accomplished for the Spaniard.
#DutchGP J.1: MotoGP ranking
1. Maverick Vinales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 33.130
2. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*
1m 33.497s +0.367
3. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 33.782s +0.652
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 33.790s +0.660
5. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 33.828s +0.698
6. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 33.830s +0.700
7. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 33.890s +0.760
8. Johann zarco ENG Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*
1m 33.986s +0.856
9. Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 34.103 +0.973
10. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 34.148s +1.018
11. Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 34.299
12. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 34.337s +1.207
13. Alex Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 34.491s +1.361
14. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17)
1m 34.523s +1.393
15. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 34.596s +1.466
16. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 34.605s +1.475
17.
Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 34.617s +1.487
18. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 34.759s +1.629
19.
alex rins ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 34.923s +1.793
20. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)*
1m 35.039s +1.909
21. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 35.185s +2.055
22. Espargaro Pol ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 35.373s +2.243
23. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 36.334s +3.204
