When you listen to Luca Marini's summary of his first day on Friday, you realize that things can be confusing at Termas de Rio Hondo. Fabio Quartararo experienced it but unlike the Frenchman, the Italian did more than save the furniture by placing himself in fourth row. However, big questions remain which torment those who like everything to be in its place and well understood...
Luca marini begins with this positive approach that legitimizes its place on the timesheet: “ it was a positive day for me, i'm happy with the work we did ". And for good reason, here he is already in Q2. However, from there, we see that he went through a few cold sweats and that his team was not idle in the box: “ we changed something on the bike and tried a slightly different setup for this track. Because the situation is very difficult. The asphalt is quite bad and the grip level is very poor. I have a lot of trouble with the front tire and with the rear tire, it seems like you can only set your best time on the first lap, then the tire wears out, but after that it's constant », Analyzed the pilot of 25 years.
« We still have work to do for Saturday, particularly on engine braking and rear tire management for the long distance race. But I'm happy with the first day », specifies the teammate of a Marco Bezzecchi posted right in front of him and with a more instinctive approach. “ I think I still need to improve on one lap. It's not enough, but it applies to everyone. I expect much faster lap times for Saturday qualifying ».
Luca Marini: “I don't like this situation and I want to understand why it is like this"
The half-brother of Valentino Rossi also says that he remains in search of his good feelings from the offseason which he recognizes as lost: “ to be honest, it's still a question mark » he sighs. “ We changed a lot of things on the first bike, but I also went back and forth between the two bikes because I don't feel comfortable with the first bike. We need to investigate further. Lap time is only one to two tenths slower, it's more about feel ».
The VR46 pilot then makes this summary: “ I have no feeling in the front and the rear also moves more. It's really strange, I never had this feeling in MotoGP. I know it can happen with two bikes that they are not exactly identical. But I don't like this situation and I want to understand why it is like this ". A speech that we could also hear from a corner of the box Yamaha . But Marini is still fourth.
Results of P2 of the MotoGP Argentine Grand Prix at the Termas de Río Hondo circuit:
