In the tire chaos on the first day in Qatar, Martin e Bagnaia they are barely separated 7 thousandths. The Spaniard in front, seventh, Pecco immediately behind him, but safe for access to Saturday’s qualifying. The new asphalt has overturned predictions and strategies, making the data from past editions useless. In search of the solution Aprilia emerged with Raul Fernandez, first, Vinales third – despite a record lap canceled under yellow flags – e Aleix Espargaró fifth: one of the best performances from the Venetian company which, exploiting its qualities with little grip, dominated the opening of the weekend.
Unprecedented nervousness for Martin
In comparison for the title, However, Bagnaia seemed a little better off than Martinnervous and unhappy with a new situation for him, who had dominated every round in the last few races. Martin struggled to find the most suitable combination (after 20 minutes, in the second round, he was more than three seconds late), he tried to copy the combination successfully exploited by Di Giannantonio, without obtaining the same times. Pecco was constantly in front of him, since the morning, except for the last minutes of the final roundconditioned by several crashes which caused the times recorded under the “yellow flag” regime to be canceled (that of Bagnaia included).
Tire enigma at Lusail, Ducati subpar
For both, the tire enigma remains, in view of the Sprint and Sunday’s race. The Ducatiwith the exception of By Giannantonio, second in the ranking on the first day, also seem less effective than what we have seen in the past on the Doha track and, especially this year, in all the other circuits. The KTMs also enter the top ten Binderfourth, and Augusto Fernandeztenth.
2023-11-17 21:02:45
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