Second in the morning and fifth in the afternoon, Andrea Dovizioso is the one who showed himself to be the most constant in his effort during this start of the Czech Republic Grand Prix. A serenity and firepower which already impresses his opponents who position him as the favorite for this meeting in Brno. But the Ducati official remains cautious and waits to see what happens next. Which will also be done with the new fairing…
A new version which satisfied Danilo Petrucci sent as a scout, so that whoever has him as a teammate in the official team next year does not want to be left out: “ I didn't talk to Danilo about it directly, but they sent me comments saying it was very interesting. When you bring a new part to the track and from the outset there are no drawbacks, this is already the maximum you can get. Probably tomorrow we will try it ».
Even more so with this indication: “ I stayed behind Danilo for a few laps and even though we didn't have the same tires, I realized that I was having trouble following him. I saw that he was riding well.” that being said, don't count on Dovi to rant: "yes, we're faster, but it's Friday." I worked for the race, with worn tires, but the HRC drivers also did it by staying in the top 10. It's an advantage to work like this. However, not all the cards are on the table. The Yamahas but also the Suzukis are good ».
« In the morning we were undecided on the soft and medium tires, but we also rode the hard ones and immediately found the right sensations. We now have clearer ideas about where to go. Our speed is good and we now have to make the tires last as long as possible. For the moment, we are performing better than in the last races, but that does not mean that it is enough to stay ahead. We stay focused and we will only see during the race how things will go ».
Czech Republic Grand Prix Brno MotoGP J.1: Chronos
| 1 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 1'55.976 | ||
| 2 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'56.099 | 0.123 | 0.123 |
| 3 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'56.144 | 0.168 | 0.045 |
| 4 | 55 | Hafiz Syahrin | Yamaha | 1'56.200 | 0.224 | 0.056 |
| 5 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'56.218 | 0.242 | 0.018 |
| 6 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'56.392 | 0.416 | 0.174 |
| 7 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'56.480 | 0.504 | 0.088 |
| 8 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Ducati | 1'56.521 | 0.545 | 0.041 |
| 9 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'56.535 | 0.559 | 0.014 |
| 10 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'56.635 | 0.659 | 0.100 |
| 11 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 1'56.644 | 0.668 | 0.009 |
| 12 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 1'56.661 | 0.685 | 0.017 |
| 13 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | 1'56.915 | 0.939 | 0.254 |
| 14 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'57.014 | 1.038 | 0.099 |
| 15 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 1'57.205 | 1.229 | 0.191 |
| 16 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1'57.417 | 1.441 | 0.212 |
| 17 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1'57.473 | 1.497 | 0.056 |
| 18 | 6 | Stefan BRADL | Honda | 1'57.479 | 1.503 | 0.006 |
| 19 | 21 | Frank MORBIDELLI | Honda | 1'57.498 | 1.522 | 0.019 |
| 20 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 1'57.506 | 1.530 | 0.008 |
| 21 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Honda | 1'57.647 | 1.671 | 0.141 |
| 22 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | Honda | 1'57.729 | 1.753 | 0.082 |
| 23 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia | 1'57.941 | 1.965 | 0.212 |
| 24 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'58.127 | 2.151 | 0.186 |
| 25 | 10 | Xavier SIMEON | Ducati | 1'58.453 | 2.477 | 0.326 |
| 26 | 50 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | Suzuki | 1'58.617 | 2.641 | 0.164 |
