BRADL’S PERFORMANCE AFFECTED BY TYRE ISSUES AT THE ISLAND CIRCUIT
Phillip Island, 17 October: Stefan Bradl’s first outing at the Island circuit did not commence in the proper way, as the German riding the LCR RCV, like the majority of his colleagues, was not able to perform with the new tyre pressure suggested by Bridgestone to avoid last year’s technical issues. Bradl ended the opening day of the Australian GP in 12th place with a best lap time of 1’30.678.
Stefan: “It’s hard to think positive today. Actually we had big problems with the tyres situation as we had to run a special tyre pressure for safety reasons due to last year issues, but I could not find the right confidence to set my pace. On the maximum lean I have no feedback from the rear tyre and we are loosing a lot on mid-corner and acceleration. Now we must check the data and find a solution for tomorrow because 12th place is not what we are here for”.
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