ENCOURAGING FIRST DAY AT THE BRNO CIRCUIT
Stefan Bradl and his crew were working diligently throughout Friday’s opening practice session to collect valuable insights.
For the 25 year young German the main object is to continue his familiarization with the team’s Aprilia RS-GP machine. Bradl encountered a few problems from a physical point of view due to pain in his right wrist this morning but the situation improved by the time when he was able to cut almost one second off his best lap time to finish the session in 15th position.
#6 Stefan BRADL (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini, Aprilia), FP1: 21. – 1´59.434 (9/17) / FP2: 15. – 1´58.484 (13/16):
“We tried a lot of setup solutions today because we’re still in a phase where we need to figure out exactly which direction to go in order to adapt as best as possible to the bike. We worked on the frame geometries, implementing a few ideas that we had, and in doing so we made some progress both in the morning and in the afternoon. Then, during FP2, I put on the softer tyre for the first time and I managed quite well to take benefit from it. But we also must keep an eye on hard work on being more consistent with our race pace. My wrist isn’t at 100 percent but the situation improved in the afternoon. I hope that I’ll be more fit during Sunday’s race to push harder than I was able at Indy last time.”
Combined Free Practice Times FP1/FP2:
1 Jorge LORENZO / SPA / Movistar Yamaha MotoGP / Yamaha / 1´56.499 (FP1)
2 Marc MARQUEZ / SPA / Repsol Honda Team / Honda / 1´56.513 +0.014 (FP2)
3 Andrea IANNONE / ITA / Ducati Team / Ducati / 1´56.750 +0.251 (FP2)
16 Stefan BRADL / GER / Aprilia Racing Team Gresini / Aprilia / 1´54.484 + 1.985 (FP2)