The first day of free practice at the Termas de Río Hondo circuit came to
an end this afternoon with the two Ducati Team riders, Andrea Dovizioso and
Andrea Iannone, placed respectively in tenth and fifteenth position.
The dirty, slippery track, together with much higher temperatures than last
year, created all sorts of difficulties for the MotoGP riders, who for the
moment have been lapping considerably slower than the times they achieved in
2015.
In the morning’s FP1 session Dovizioso was the fastest rider out there,
while Iannone was classified eighteenth, the Italian complaining of a lack of
grip.
In the early afternoon FP2 run, both Ducati men made a major improvement in
their lap times, but they were still concerned about the lack of grip and were
unable to finish the first day in amongst the top riders.
Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team #04) – 1’42.635 (10th)
“This afternoon we made a lot of important tests to try and see what was
the right direction and get used to the conditions we have encountered here. The
track is really dirty, the front tyre doesn’t work well and everyone is finding
it very difficult to ride. There’s no grip, the front end is continuously
closing in on me, and in the long corners it’s difficult to get on the gas. In
any case I don’t think that my position today respects the real situation, even
though I know we’ve still got a lot of work to do tomorrow.”
Andrea Iannone (Ducati Team #29) – 1’42.953 (15th)
“For sure it’s been a tough day for me today, because I’m really struggling
and for the moment I don’t have much confidence in the front: the track is
really greasy and as a result I can’t push hard and find a good pace. I think
that with a few changes tomorrow we can make a big step forward, because you
just need to have a bit more confidence and fix a few things in the balance of
the bike. I’m not too concerned about it however because I know we have the
potential to do a good job here.”
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