In a Yamaha box where new Japanese faces replaced others, Valentino Rossi had an emotional day. 17e in the morning, he finished his afternoon in third place. It was about time because the rain is coming on Saturday, which would have condemned him to another Q1, without this recovery after the lunch break. We will now have to keep up the pace, it should be possible because the poor performance of FP1 has a reason...
He scares us first Valentino Rossi who had declared to approach this deadline ofAragon with optimism after the lessons learned in Misano. 17e at the end of the FP1, while Marc Márquez was having a festival, we feared at the beginning of the Stations of the Cross. But in fact, nay: “ this Friday started badly because I had a bad tire in FP1 at the start, and I lost more than three seconds on the best time. I didn't feel good with the bike in FP1 »
Fortunately, there was the sequel: “ the team did a great job, especially regarding the electronics. In the afternoon I had a better impression. The pace of the race was good, although as always many drivers had a similar pace. »
« We then focused on chasing the clock because the forecast for Saturday is very bad. Rain is forecast, we really wanted to stay in the top ten. At the end of the day, I achieved a very good time, I am already much faster than in 2018. And overall, I am in third place, which is very positive " said Red.
In the second session, Vinales, Rossi et Quarterly were the three fastest riders, placing the three Yamahas in front. “ This is because during the season we improved the electronic system on acceleration " precise Red. “ Last year we lost a lot of time exiting corners. Now everything seems better balanced. We also have a new exhaust system, new carbon swingarm, new thumb brake and a new front wheel fairing. We also improved mechanical grip with the new swingarm. »
The Doctor finishes by assessing the changes in the box Yamaha : " I got along well with Tsuji since 2004. He is a very good engineer. But in recent years, there hasn't been an ideal role for him. That's why I think it's good that changes have been made and new technicians are joining the team. We need a cool breeze, already noticeable, very pleasant. In recent years, we have always had too many problems. But we still need time to improve. We will see if we can regain enough strength to achieve MotoGP victories in the future. »
MotoGP Aragón FP2: times
