All it took was a fall at Losail to forget the last performances of Dani Pedrosa during the previous tests at Sepang and Buriram. With a left hand simply described as painful like any medical prognosis, the teammate of Marc Márquez had to continue his work while gritting his teeth and forgetting the timer. But his final twelfth position does not reflect his true potential which could well be remembered in two weeks…
It will then be the moment to launch the season for a Qatar Grand Prix which promises to be indecisive given the tight gaps in this peloton of the year in MotoGP. “ Overall, I'm pretty happy with this offseason » comments the one who returned 0.745 seconds to the best time achieved by John Zarco in Losail. “ Unfortunately, my fall did not make our task easy. What's more on this track which has always caused us difficulties. However, I was able to regularly improve my pace ».
« At the moment, I'm not the fastest. But we work well and understand things quickly. We now know when this track offers the best grip and when it is the least effective. We focus on ourselves and not our direct opponents. I think we will take another step forward during the race weekend. I'm happy that the season is finally going to start ».
We will recall that if Márquez has renewed its contract with HRC, this is not yet the case for Pedrosa.
#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
