Franco Morbidelli ranked third after the two free practice sessions on the Buriram track in Thailand. He finished 0,21s behind his teammate Fabio Quartararo who finished first this day. With Maverick Vinales who ranked second, the Yamahas have regained all their verve.
« It was a good day for us, we started very well » commented the pilot Petronas Yamaha. " The bike works very well here. In fact, it has been working really well for a few races. I am very happy with it » underlined the 24-year-old pilot.
He pursues : " we worked well. In the afternoon we managed to place in the top three. That's good, because we don't know what the weather will be like tomorrow. So far, so good. » The teammate of Fabio Quartararo is not wrong to point this out because rain is expected in Buriram on Saturday. The top 10 this Friday could be crucial for qualifying.
In the second sector of the 4 km Chang International Circuit, the 554 Moto2 world champion even achieved the fastest split time of all MotoGP riders on Friday. Even he couldn’t believe it: “ It's quite surprising. I don't know, you have to check that » he said.
His objective tomorrow is to do good qualifying to get off to a good start from the front on Sunday: “we will have to see what the weather is like he pointed out. " We know we have good speed. Of course we have to improve, but positioning yourself on one of the first two rows of the starting grid is essential for the race » concluded Morbidely.
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