Brno MotoGP: Top 5 quotes after FP2
Marc Marquez sets the pace on day one in Brno after a spectacular save in FP2
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| Cla | Driver | Bike | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marc Marquez |
Honda | 1'55.840 | |
| “Today was a positive day because we were able to improve significantly from the first to the second session. We’re still not where we would like to be, and although the position is good, the important thing is to work with the race in mind. In this respect, Jorge [Lorenzo] and Valentino [Rossi] have a very steady pace. We’ve been trying out many things, especially this afternoon, and now we have to assess what worked better for us and what we must continue looking at. In the afternoon we were a bit lucky to save a possible crash similar to one I had in 2014 at this same track during a testing session. This one was even bigger because it was very long and my lean angle was about 67.5 degrees. I just lost the front and when I saved it I told myself, Okay, let’s go back to the box to cool down a bit, because I was a little bit excited. It means that we’re pushing hard to find our pace. Tomorrow we’ll see if we can take another step forward, especially in terms of race pace, to be able to aim for the podium on Sunday. If we do that, then why shouldn’t we target the victory too?" | ||||
| 2 |  Andrea Iannone |
Ducati | 1'55.944 | 0.104 |
| “I’m really very happy because I expected to be quick here at Brno, but not so quick. Now our performance is in line with that of Yamaha and Honda, and in some points we manage to make up a lot of time on them. On this track we are only struggling in T2, and it is in this sector that I am losing all the advantage that I manage to accumulate in the other parts of the circuit. But I’m satisfied with the way we are working and how this weekend has begun. For the moment the feeling with the ‘old’ chassis is a bit better and I think that we’ll focus on this for the race.” | ||||
| 3 | Jorge Lorenzo |
Yamaha | 1'55.977 | 0.137 |
| "Today we had a good day at the Brno circuit. In the morning during the practice some drops of rain came down and it was a bit colder but in the afternoon we found the track to be perfect with good conditions. We were able to be fast both on one lap as well as keep up the pace, so I‘m quite satisfied with the bike. The track has some bumps, even more than last year, but it is the same for everyone. Tomorrow we have some margin to improve". | ||||
| 4 | Hector Barbera |
Ducati | 1'56.124 | 0.284 |
| “We had a great start. We came here a little bit sad after the last race, where we got disqualified. That race could have been one of our best in MotoGP and today’s result confirms that the bike, the team and myself are in great shape. To start the weekend like this is fantastic and I think our chances of getting into Q2 are high. Tomorrow we can start to work for the race and try to refine our set up for Sunday. My only concern now is that the race could be a lottery, as the weather forecast is rain for Sunday. But this season I’m fast in any condition, so we have to wait and see. We started really well, but it’s just Friday, so we’ll keep going step by step.” | ||||
| 5 | Valentino Rossi |
Yamaha | 1'56.174 | 0.334 |
| "The first feeling was not so bad: this morning and also this afternoon I was quite fast, we worked a lot. We have some different options and some different settings and also some different tyre choices on the front and the rear. I‘m not so bad, I‘m fifth but I‘m not so far from pole position. All the top riders are fast so we have a lot to do, a lot of work on the bike, but the first impression is positive. The lean angles changed a lot compared to last year‘s tyres, because last year we were able to lean more, with Michelin a little bit less because it‘s a different shape of tyre. It‘s just a feeling that you have to understand, usually it‘s the bike that tells to you how much you can do, that‘s always the limit. The best riders are able to go close to limit but not too much." | ||||
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