During these tests in Qatar and after two days out of the three scheduled, we witnessed a few falls from the protagonists who had remained more on their wheels both in Sepang and in Buriram. The fault of a show of pressure as the start of the season approaches? Maybe, but the Losail track also seems to be to blame. Demonstration with analysis of Danilo Petrucci...
This is a comment from the Ducati Pramac rider which went unnoticed but which may need to be remembered for the rest of the events in Qatar. For the teammate Jack Miller, the Qatar track becomes unfriendly after 20:00 p.m.… “ It's dangerous after passing this time limit. The evening is already well underway and it is dark ».
He recounts his tricks in these conditions: “ At first, Rabat almost fell right in front of me. And one lap later, I almost went there too. Then at turn 9, Lüthi made a big slide from the rear and ended up in the middle of the track. I was very close to hitting him. I told myself that was enough. I returned to the pits because I didn't want to damage the bike again. ". Because shortly before in the day, Petrux had crashed like his teammate Miller and Zarco on an apparently dirty track, which had caused a red flag to come out.
#QatarTest MotoGP Losail J.2: Chronos
1. Andrea Iannone, Suzuki, 1:54,586 min
2. Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati, +0,041
3. Marc Marquez, Honda, +0,167
4. Johann Zarco, Yamaha, +0,288
5. Alex Rins, Suzuki, +0,381
6. Cal Crutchlow, Honda, +0,406
7. Maverick Vinales, Yamaha, 0,465
8. Danilo Petrucci, Ducati, +0,602
9. Jack Miller, Ducati, +0,650
10. Dani Pedrosa, Honda, +0,696
11. Valentino Rossi, Yamaha, +0,730
12. Aleix Espargaro, Aprilia, +0,874
13. Takaaki Nakagami, Honda, +953
14. Jorge Lorenzo, Ducati, +0,976
15. Scott Redding, Aprilia, +1,122
16. Bradley Smith, KTM, +1,212
17. Tito Rabat, Ducati, +1,289
18. Karel Abraham, Ducati, +1,290
19. Franco Morbidelli, Honda, +1,488
20. Álvaro Bautista, Ducati, +1,518
21. Hafizh Syahrin, Yamaha, +1,677
22. Tom Lüthi, Honda, +1,709
23. Xavier Siméon, Ducati, +2,209
24. Mika Kallio, KTM, +2,632
