2'00.861 on one side and 2'01.814 on the other. A top 5 for Olive tree and the depths of the ranking for Binder. KTM did the splits during the second evening of tests in Qatar for a Moto2 rider who was actually hitting the Losail track for the first time, due to the rain on Friday. An important job since this Sunday is placed under threatening skies, according to the forecasts.
It's a little more than six tenths from the leader Nakagami which Miguel Oliveira finished night work in Qatar. A performance synonymous with a top 5, which is not so bad for a bike that was discovering the Losail track and was therefore looking for lessons: “ this evening was good » announces the Portuguese. “ We were able to line up a good series of laps and do a good job ».
« However, I don't feel as comfortable with the settings here but we expected that because we filmed a lot less there than in Jerez. We must continue like this and gain experience on this track in order to present ourselves for the Grand Prix as strong as possible. But hey, we are in the top 5, even if we are a little further from the lead than expected. We have progressed with each outing which shows that we are on the right track ».
A path that the reigning Moto3 World Champion is looking for Brad Binder : " this first night of work in Qatar was not bad. First of all, it's positive to be able to ride somewhere other than Jerez where we had six days of testing. However, I understood that we had to start from scratch and work again on points that we had already tested.
As the laps went by, I felt more and more comfortable and I was able to significantly improve my times. Which is positive. We still have a lot of work to do and we must continue like this, tirelessly, to progress in the hierarchy ". It will be noted that Brad Binder no longer talks about a physical condition which was undermined this winter by a broken arm.
Qatar J2 Chronos tests:
1. Takaaki Nakagami (Kalex) 2:00,187 min
2. Franco Morbidelli (Kalex) +0,053
3. Alex Marquez (Kalex) +0,240
4. Hafizh Syahrin (Kalex) +0,584
5. Miguel Oliveira (KTM) +0,674
6. Tom Lüthi (Kalex) +0,714
7. Fabio Quartararo (Kalex) +0,884
8. Xavi Virgo (Tech3) +0,939
9. Danny Kent (Suter) +1,049
10. Axel Pons (Kalex) +1,065
11. Marcel Schrötter (Suter) +1,081
12. Jorge Navarro (Kalex) +1,109
13. Sandro Cortese (Suter) +1,124
14. Julian Simón (Kalex) +1,188
15. Luca Marini (Kalex) +1,249
16. Jesko Raffin (Kalex) +1,257
17. Xavier Simeon (Kalex) +1,323
18. Isaac Vinales (Kalex) +1,323
19. Francesco Bagnaia (Kalex) +1,326
20. Mattia Pasini (Kalex) +1,456
21. Brad Binder (KTM) +1,627
22. Simone Corsi (Speed Up) +1,696
23. Dominique Aegerter (Suter) +1,751
24. Yonny Hernandez (Kalex) +1,780
25. Lorenzo Baldassarri (Kalex) +1,848
26. Tetsuta Nagashima (Kalex) +1,997
27. Remy Gardner (Tech3) +2,012
28. Khairul Idham Pawi (Kalex) +2,068
29. Mashel Al Naimi (Speed Up, QMMF) +2,338
30. Edgar Pons (Kalex) +2,549
31. Andrea Locatelli (Kalex) +2,683
32. Stefano Manzi (Kalex) +3,704
33. Saeed Al Sulaiti (Speed Up, QMMF) +4,475
