The least we can say is that it is not with this kind of performance that Lorenzo will be able to silence the doubts that the boss of KTM harbors about his talent. Plunged into Q.1 from which he ended up exiting, the Mallorcan then played the moving chicanes in Q.2. Hopeless.
Lorenzo on the street when the weather is bad, it is now a habit. That said, in his defense, we note that his teammate Rossi did not do better, or even worse, since the Doctor was never able to get out of Q.1. A deadline fulfilled by Por Fuera, who does not brag: “ We reached the second qualifying session by luck, because there were drivers who had put on the intermediate tires when the track was not yet dry enough. This is why I was able to finish second and move on to Q.2 ».
An analysis which has the merit of frankness. As for Q.2, it was a real ordeal: “ switching to slicks was probably the worst scenario for me because I needed to improve and the conditions were difficult and dangerous. We were unlucky with the weather. Either it was raining too hard, or it was windy and very cold. Today it was very complicated to be fast in these circumstances ».
Certainly, but the conditions were the same for everyone while the direct opponents did not hesitate to start with the slicks: “ the other drivers attacked from the start and took the right option. They were thus able to bring their tires up to temperature. Michelin tires take longer to heat up, the current electronics are less advanced than the factory software of 2015. And then we know here the pure conditions of the last ten years. Finally, I have bad experiences with my falls and injuries ". A recognized weakness that continues. No offense to Ducati.
There remains a Yamaha problem when the rain and cold set in: “ we have a lot of weight on the back. In Brno, we improved the bike by regaining sensations with the front. Today we are far from being the fastest, but we are not the slowest. We're in the middle of the pack, so it's not a disaster ". Despite a gap of more than six seconds per lap on a Márquez sovereign.
« The problem is being confident enough to attack and heat the tires »Lorenzo insists on this vicious circle. “ And since I attack less than the others, I'm too slow. Five to six seconds. I should be running in 1'33 or 1'34, but I'm doing 1'36 ».
What about the race tomorrow for the one who starts twelfth and who would like to move up 14 points on a Red who will be fifteenth at the start? “ It will depend on the weather. If the conditions remain the same, it will be difficult ».
