It was an angry Andrea Iannone who finished the first day of his national Grand Prix. Italian on an Italian Ducati, the 26-year-old rider set the pace on a Mugello track which is not only the playground of the Borgo Panigale factory but also its test track. The Desmosedici has unleashed its power. It's no surprise that the three official machines are in the first three places in terms of top speeds.
Andrea Iannone even leads this ranking with a peak of 345,4 km/h, which is definitely 10 km/h better than Rossi's Yamaha, for example. But that's not all since Dovizioso, is only thirteenth in the ranking with 3 km/h less in top speed. As for Pirro, this is undoubtedly one of the finest performances by a guest test pilot in the history he has given. Here he is still third in FP2!
There is still a way to go to make a favorite for victory the one who, last year, shook up the statistics by asserting himself as the Italian on an Italian machine installed on the pole position of a transalpine race since some Agostini on MV Agusta in 1972. It was then in Imola. But Jo le Maniac was on a podium in 2015 lost sight of at home by Ducati since the victory of Stoner in 2009. So, why not the feat, which would be quite a revenge on the choice resulting from the transfer market.
« I'm happy because we are at home here at Mugello, so it's a very important race for us and we absolutely have to take advantage of all our potential » declared the teammate of a Dovizioso who suffered from his neck this Friday. “ The start of this afternoon's session was a bit tough for us because the track didn't have as much rubber as in the test we did before Le Mans. We had less grip at the rear and at first the feeling wasn't very good but I managed to get comfortable, so that I could attack. In the end the day was very positive, we still have progress to make for tomorrow but we at least know where to make them. » More tomorrow!
