Marquez 2nd and Pedrosa 6th on day two in Qatar2015-03-16 08:01Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa have completed a productive second day at the Qatar pre-season test. With more rubber laid down after yesterday’s action, track conditions improved today and the final times were very close with less than a second separating 1st and 14th. Marc spent the day working on general setup on his RC213V machine and Dani tested a new front fork as well as various other settings. The top time was traded amongst a few riders and despite breaking the circuit lap record with his time of 1’55.091 on lap 27 of 54 (beating Stoner’s time from 2008 of 1’55.153), Marc had to settle for the 2nd spot on the timing sheets behind Dovizioso. Teammate Dani finished in 6th place with his time of 1’55.582 (lap 22 of 40). The test concludes tomorrow and will signal the end of the 2015 pre-season. Marc Marquez 2ND 1’55.091 (54 LAPS) “I'm happy that we improved our fastest lap, but above all I'm pleased with our overall pace, which is the most important thing. We have also gained confidence with the front end - thanks to a change to the geometry - which was something we had been finding difficult at this circuit. Tomorrow we will continue our programme, focusing on the rear in order to see if we can find more grip, but the overall verdict is positive so far and I feel confident." Marc Marquez Dani Pedrosa 6TH 1’55.582 (40 LAPS) "Today we were able to improve our pace, put in some good laps and be more consistent, which is positive. We also worked on the front end of the bike with a new fork, trying to improve the feeling and corner entry. Tomorrow we will work on the rear, to see if we can find a bit more grip. That is an important factor at this track, because you spent a lot of time leaned over and I'm sure that any improvement would be notable." Dani Pedrosa Results Session Weather: Dry | Humidity: 78% | Track Temp: 25°C | Air Temp: 22°C Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Time/Gap 1 DOVIZIOSO Andrea 4 ITA Ducati Team 1'54.907 2 MARQUEZ Marc 93 SPA Repsol Honda Team 1'55.091 3 IANNONE Andrea 29 ITA Ducati Team 1'55.104 4 LORENZO Jorge 99 SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1'55.500 5 ROSSI Valentino 46 ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1'55.581 6 PEDROSA Dani 26 SPA Repsol Honda Team 1'55.582 7 CRUTCHLOW Cal 35 GBR CWM LCR Honda 1'55.624 8 SMITH Bradley 38 GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'55.648 9 ESPARGARO Pol 44 SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1'55.658 10 ABRAHAM Karel 17 CZE AB Motoracing Source: HRC Click here to visit our forums to discuss this story |
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