Same causes, same effects. When the rain falls on a circuit, it dissolves the great talent of Jorge Lorenzo. Tenth at Assen, eleventh at Sachsenring, here he is ninth at Silverstone. Some will see it as a slight improvement. But not enough to brush aside the clear-cut argument of the boss of the KTM brand.
The latter was noted in surprised by the incredible salary that Ducati will pay to a Por Fuera that performs so poorly on a wet track. We can think what we want about it. The facts remain the facts and, once again, the five-time winner did not have the right sensations with a rear tire lacking grip and causing unreassuring movements while his adjustments remained focused on the front tire.
As long as the bitumen goes to dry, it still works. But in a heavy downpour, the crew member Red loses his footing: “ I was quite fast at the end of FP4, when the track was drying, but it started raining again for qualifying and there was a lot of water on the track. I was less confident with more water on the track and was only able to gain half a second ».
« It wasn't enough to be second row but I'm still happy with our progress in the wet. We were much better than at Assen or at the Sachsenring but still not fast enough to be in front. So we will have to continue working. The race will probably take place in the dry tomorrow and we will have to take full advantage of the warm-up to prepare ourselves as best as possible for the race. ". Great Britain promises us an opposite scenario to the Czech Republic: wet on Saturday and dry on Sunday.
