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[CP] A delicate first day for Loris Baz at the #ItalianGP

by | June 3, 2017

After his national event at Le Mans and two days of testing in Barcelona, ​​Loris Baz returned to the track at Mugello for the Italian Grand Prix. Although he was the victim of a heavy fall during the last edition on the Tuscan route, the Frenchman appreciates this meeting on the calendar.
Ranked 19th in the opening session, Loris Baz nevertheless managed to improve by a little less than a second in the afternoon thanks to a time of 1'48.751. Riding the Desmosedici GP15, the Haut-Savoyard encountered some difficulties with the last specification before Michelin.
Faced with lower temperatures on Saturday morning, the Ducati rider intends to find a solution in order to get closer to the Top 10 and secure a new place in Q2.
Loris Baz (19th):
“It was a complicated day with the new tire; I wasn't at all the same as in Barcelona, ​​I suffered from a lot of dribbling. We then tried to find solutions particularly during the afternoon. We have improved, but the feeling is not yet there. We will have two different machines to evaluate tomorrow. We will focus on the weight distribution, as well as the position of the bike.
 
The ranking is very tight, so I know that a place in Q2 is possible, but that is not our priority. Our goal is to have the best motorcycle for racing. I think the track offers less grip when it's hot. That being said, my time this afternoon was far from bad. Everyone will improve tomorrow and we will see what we are capable of. »

Results of the two free sessions combined:

1 C.CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda HONDA 1'47.365

2 A.DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team DUCATI 1'47.394 to 0.029

3 J.FOLGER GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 1'47.543 at 0.178

4 M.PIRRO ITA Ducati Team DUCATI 1'47.595 at 0.230

5 M.VIÑALES SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'47.669 to 0.304

6 ZARCO FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 1'47.674 to 0.309

7 D.PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'47.699 to 0.334

8 H.BARBERA SPA Reale Avintia Racing DUCATI 1'47.708 to 0.343

9 A.BAUTISTA SPA Pull&Bear Aspar Team DUCATI 1'47.728 at 0.363

10 J.LORENZO SPA Ducati Team DUCATI 1'47.747 at 0.382

11 A.IANNONE ITA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 1'47.807 to 0.442

12 D.PETRUCCI ITA OCTO Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'47.950 at 0.585

13 M.MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'47.980 to 0.615

14 V.ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'48.000 to 0.635

15 S.REDDING GBR OCTO Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'48.111 at 0.746

16 A.ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini APRILIA 1'48.129 at 0.764

17 J.MILLER AUS EG 0,0 Marc VDS HONDA 1'48.664 to 1.195

18 T.RABAT SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS HONDA 1 to 48.664

19 L.BAZ FRA Reale Avintia Racing DUCATI 1'48.751 to 1.386

20 S.LOWES GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini APRILIA 1'48.842 to 1.477

21 K.ABRAHAM CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team DUCATI 6 1'48.925 to 1.560

22 P.ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'49.524 at 2.159

23 B.SMITH GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'49.640 to 2.275

24 S.GUINTOLI FRA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 1'50.054 to 2.689

Provisional ranking of the World Championship:

1 Maverick VIÑALES-Yamaha 85 points

2 Dani PEDROSA-Honda 68

3 Valentino ROSSI-Yamaha 62

4 Marc MARQUEZ-Honda 58

5 Johann ZARCO-Yamaha 55

6 Andrea DOVIZIOSO-Ducati 54

7 Cal CRUTCHLOW-Honda 40

8 Jorge LORENZO-Ducati 38

9 Jonas FOLGER-Yamaha 38

10 Jack MILLER-Honda 29

11 Danilo PETRUCCI-Ducati 26

12 Scott REDDING-Ducati 26

13 Loris BAZ-Ducati 19

14 Aleix ESPARGARO-Aprilia 17

15 Andrea IANNONE-Suzuki 15

16 Alvaro BAUTISTA-Ducati 14

17 Tito RABAT-Honda 13

18 Hector BARBERA-Ducati 12

19 Karel ABRAHAM-Ducati 9

20 Alex RINS-Suzuki 7

21 Pol ESPARGARO-KTM 6

22 Bradley SMITH-KTM 6

23 Sam LOWES-Aprilia 2

24 Sylvain GUINTOLI-Suzuki 1

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