Best time during FP1, then finally third overall in the two sessions held this Friday at Termas de Rio Hondo, Dani Pedrosa has reason to be satisfied with his start to the Argentine Grand Prix. Except that he is the last of the official Honda drivers…
Furthermore, like his two other colleagues, he did not manage to break the 1'40 per lap mark. However, the best is also the enemy of the good, the Spaniard says he is happy with his performance. And even pleasantly surprised… “ in such track conditions, we couldn't decently do much better » comments titanium. “ We are pleasantly surprised overall. We were expecting rain, but ended up having two fairly dry sessions. I wasn't able to try all the tires I wanted. And the track hasn't evolved much in terms of grip ».
On this, the one who has 54 victories with Honda confirms the importance that the Jerez tests had for the HRC: “ we tried different things on electronics in Jerez. And we see the results in Argentina, despite a dirty and slippery track ».
#MotoGP FP1 🏁@ 26_DaniPedrosa on top in the first session ahead of @calcrutchlow and @ andreaiannone29 #ArgentinaGP pic.twitter.com/o7pHVWX56o
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MotoGP Argentina J.1: Chronos
1. Marc MARQUEZ Repsol Honda Team 1:39,395
2. Cal CRUTCHLOW LCR Honda CASTROL 1:39.799 0.404 / 0.404 / 0.404
3. Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda Team 1:40.303 0.908 0.908 / 0.504
4. Tito RABAT Reale Avintia Racing 1:40.346 0.951 / 0.043
5. Andrea IANNONE Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:40.386 0.991 / 0.04040
6. Maverick VINALES Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:40.510 1.115 / 0.124
7. Valentino ROSSI Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:40.577 1.182 / 0.067
8. Alex RINS Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:40.592 1.197 / 0.01515
9. Johann ZARCO Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:40.614 1.219 / 0.022
10. Jack MILLER Alma Pramac Racing 1:40.715 1.320 / 0.101
11. Alvaro BAUTISTA Angel Nieto Team 1:40.766 1.371 / 0.051
12. Aleix ESPARGARGARO Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:40.800 1.405 / 0.034
13. Scott REDDING Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:40.839 1.444 / 0.039
14. Danilo PETRUCCI Alma Pramac Racing 1:40.863 1.468 / 0.024
15. Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati Team 1:40.938 1.543 / 0.075
16. Jorge LORENZO Ducati Team 1:41.019 1.624 / 0.081
17. Hafiz SYAHRIN Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:41.094 1.699 / 0.075
18. Bradley SMITH SMITH Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:41.198 1.803 / 0.104
19. Pol ESPARGARGARO Red Bull KTM FactoryRacing 1:41.355 1.960 / 0.157
20. Takagi NAKAGAMI LCR Honda IDEMITSU 1:41.357 1.962 / 0.002
21. Franco MORBIDELLI EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:41.538 2.143 / 0.181
22. Karel ABRAHAM Angel Nieto Team 1:41.784 2.389 / 0.246
23. Tom LUTHI EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:41.898 2.503 / 0.114
24. Xavier SIMEON Reale Reale Avintia Racing 1:42.192 2.797 / 0.294
