There was only 0.663 this Saturday evening at the end of the Losail tests between Johann Zarco's best time and Jorge Lorenzo's time. The situation was not catastrophic for the Spaniard, but he had only achieved the tenth time at the end of the three days, which made him much less happy.
Another unfavorable element for Lorenzo was that he was only third Ducati rider, ahead of the two other Desmosedici GP18s of Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci.
To Jorge Lorenzo, « This Saturday, it went much better than the day before, and we found a setting which allowed me to do several fairly fast laps. But we struggled a bit when the temperatures dropped and the humidity increased. In these conditions, we are still struggling to be competitive and keep a good pace. The position is not fantastic, but, as I predicted yesterday, if I found a good base and a good configuration, I could do a big 1'54. I did 1'54.6, which is a good time, the problem is that everyone improved by half a second, and that's why we are in ninth position. Above all, Zarco set a great time. I missed that last soft front tire, which we didn't have so we could drive a little faster, but the important thing is that the sensations have improved a lot compared to yesterday and we still have a lot of ideas to improve ourselves and get to our true potential, which I think is higher than what we currently have. “
“It was a pre-season to find a way to get the bike to my liking. We will get it, little by little. The bike has improved, the problem is that all the brands have improved. The Honda has improved its engine a lot, the Suzuki is doing very well, the Yamaha too, especially Zarco, the bar is set higher. The positive is that we have not reached our greatest potential. It is by working hard, as we did today, that things happen, and that results come. “
#QatarTest MotoGP Losail J.3: Chronos
1. Johann Zarco, Yamaha, 1:54,029 min
2. Valentino Rossi, Yamaha, +0,247 sec
3. Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati, +0,302
4. Cal Crutchlow, Honda, +0,428
5. Maverick Vinales, Yamaha, +0,442
6. Marc Marquez, Honda, +0,562
7. Alex Rins, Suzuki, +0,621
8. Danilo Petrucci, Ducati, +0,630
9. Jorge Lorenzo, Ducati, +0,663
10. Jack Miller, Ducati, +0,720
11. Dani Pedrosa, Honda, +0,745
12. Franco Morbidelli, Honda, +1,103
13. Bradley Smith, KTM, +1,150
14. Aleix Espargaro, Aprilia, +1,203
15. Hafizh Syahrin, Yamaha, +1,244
16. Karel Abraham, Ducati, +1,271
17. Álvaro Bautista, Ducati, +1,318
18. Tito Rabat, Ducati, +1,436
19. Pol Espargaro, KTM, +1,460
20. Scott Redding, Aprilia, +1,566
21. Takaaki Nakagami, Honda, +1,734
22. Xavier Siméon, Ducati, +1,914
23. Tom Lüthi, Honda, +2,093
#QatarTest MotoGP Losail: Cumulative times
1. Johann Zarco, Yamaha, 1:54,029 min
2. Valentino Rossi, Yamaha, +0,247 sec
3. Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati, +0,302
4. Cal Crutchlow, Honda, +0,428
5. Maverick Vinales, Yamaha, +0,442
6. Andrea Iannone, Suzuki, +0,557
7. Marc Marquez, Honda, +0,562
8. Alex Rins, Suzuki, +0,621
9. Danilo Petrucci, Ducati, +0,630
10. Jorge Lorenzo, Ducati, +0,663
11. Jack Miller, Ducati, +0,720
12. Dani Pedrosa, Honda, +0,745
13. Franco Morbidelli, Honda, +1,103
14. Bradley Smith, KTM, +1,150
15. Aleix Espargaro, Aprilia, +1,203
16. Hafizh Syahrin, Yamaha, +1,244
17. Karel Abraham, Ducati, +1,271
18. Álvaro Bautista, Ducati, +1,318
19. Tito Rabat, Ducati, +1,436
20. Pol Espargaro, KTM, +1,460
21. Takaaki Nakagami, Honda, +1,510
22. Scott Redding, Aprilia, +1,566
23. Xavier Siméon, Ducati, +1,914
24. Tom Lüthi, Honda, +2,093
25. Mika Kallio, KTM, +3,189
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