Repsol Honda begin action at Sachsenring with mixed results

2018-07-13 10:40
Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa put in their first laps on the opening day of the German GP with mixed results.

The Championship leader showed a very consistent pace in both free-practice sessions, focusing on the race setup of his RC213V. Marc finished fifth in the combined classification after a lengthy stint at the top of the FP2 session.

Dani, on the other hand, was unable to sort out some issues he had with his bike’s suspension setting and ended the day only 20th, but he looks forward to improving tomorrow at a track that he likes very much.

Marc Marquez
5TH 1'21.349
“It was a good first day, even if our opponents are all closer compared to last year. The weekend will be completely dry, so things on Sunday should once again be very tight. Anyway, we started very well and were able to keep a good pace on both the soft tyre in the morning and the harder one in the afternoon, which is positive. Tomorrow we’ll try and take another little step with the setup, because I’m not yet able to make the bike slide like I want. I want to find a way to do that, as it’s important at this track. The grip isn’t the best and tyre consumption seems quite high, so we’ll have to try and manage that aspect well.”

Marc Marquez
Dani Pedrosa
20TH 1'22.305
“Today the lap times were very fast from the start, but I didn’t have the right feeling to stay there with the others. I struggled with the fork setting and wasn't able to be quick enough in the corners. We didn't manage to take a step during the two sessions, so we’ll have to try something different with the setup tomorrow.”

Dani Pedrosa
Free Practice 2 Combined Free Practice Times
Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Time/Gap
1
LORENZO
Jorge 99 SPA Ducati Team 1'20.885
2
PETRUCCI
Danilo 9 ITA Alma Pramac Racing 0.257
3
IANNONE
Andrea 29 ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar 0.319
4
DOVIZIOSO
Andrea 4 ITA Ducati Team 0.424
5
MARQUEZ
Marc 93 SPA Repsol Honda Team 0.464
6
VINALES
Maverick 25 SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 0.499

Source: Honda Racing Corporation

Click here to visit our forums to discuss this story