After two preceding Official Tests in Sepang and on Phillip Island last month, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP riders Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi were back on the Losail International Circuit nowadays for the final 3-day practice session prior to the begin of the 2016 season on the 20th of March.
Nowadays the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP riders flexed their muscles once more on their YZR-M1s as they worked by way of a quantity of test things ahead of the commence of the 2016 FIM MotoGP Planet Championship.
After a successful but difficult test on Phillip Island, Lorenzo was seeking forward to continuing operating on the setting of his Yamaha in Qatar. Although the Losail International Circuit can be testy, with the cold evening temperatures and sand on the track, Lorenzo wasn’t shy to get busy and continued the progress he created throughout the pre-season. He quickly took over the prime spot in the rankings and went on to turn into the 1st rider to breach into the 1’55s. The Spaniard continued to prove how nicely the YZR-M1 performs with the new Michelin tyres when he set a ideal lap of the day of 1’55.452s and ended the day practically half a second ahead of all of his rivals.
Teammate Rossi was also eager to get back to function, but had to delay producing his mark on the time sheets by a few minutes following he suffered a tiny crash in the morning. Luckily unharmed, he swiftly returned back on the track. The Physician soon got back up to speed and created the most of this initial possibility to test his bike below comparable situations to those anticipated for the upcoming race. He utilized the remaining time to set up his bike to his preference and climbed up to third location in the time sheets to wrap up the day with a very best lap of 1’55.894s, .442s behind his teammate.
Massimo Meregalli – Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Group Director
“After the two outings in Sepang and on Phillip Island, it was time for us to tackle the final Official MotoGP Test in Qatar just before the commence of the season in just 3 weeks’ time. The preceding tests have provided us with a lot of valuable information, which our engineers have cautiously analysed prior to coming right here. Thanks to their tough operate we have created steady progress with the optimisation of the use of the new Michelin tyres and this showed in today’s final results. This initial day in Qatar was the initial time this year when each riders had two of the same bikes accessible to them, so they have been in a position to speed up their setting development. Apart from a small crash by Valentino at the commence of the day almost everything else went effectively. Jorge and Vale created a strong begin today, ending in the prime 3 with great speed and pace. Both riders have a very good feeling here with the Michelin tyres and they look extremely comfy on their bikes. Tomorrow we will proceed with our testing programme we will evaluate some new items and if the time and situations allow us we will attempt to fit in a extended run.”
Jorge Lorenzo
1st / 1’55.452 / 36 laps
“I believe we created a good start off to the Qatar test, I have a good feeling specifically with all tyres. We still want to increase the electronics, but to be a single of the quickest ones on the very first day is a excellent beginning. The feeling with the tyres is significantly greater compared to Phillip Island, the climate is greater and the mixture of this track, the bike and Michelin is similar to Sepang. Let’s see how the overall performance will develop tomorrow.”
Valentino Rossi
3rd / 1’55.894 / 44 laps
“I started in a bad way, since after ten corners I crashed. I wasn’t extremely rapidly, but perhaps because I had too considerably angle the rear slid, but fortunately it was just a small slide at 70 km/h. It wasn’t a huge problem but to start like this wasn’t fantastic… After the difficulty we jumped on the other bike and I’m quite satisfied about nowadays because, also here in Qatar, it appears like our bike is competitive. We can be powerful and rapidly and this is the most essential issue, because it’s currently the third track exactly where the Yamaha is competitive. We also started with a great base set-up, in reality I didn’t perform a lot on it. I felt great from the first moment and rode quite rapidly and I was capable to regularly boost my lap instances and in the end I’m in the third position, so it was a very good day. Nowadays Jorge was quite quickly, he was faster, but like in Phillip Island me, Viñales and Jorge are the stronger riders. In Phillip Island there was also Marquez, right here it looks like he was a bit slower than us nowadays. I’m content to stay with the frontrunners and already lap in 1’55s, a tiny bit more rapidly compared to the test last year, so it is a good result. Right after the initial two tests we decided to go with the bike that is more related to final year and now we have two race bikes ready in the garage, so we’re already in race-mode.”
Positive opening shakedown for Tech3 pair in Qatar
Monster Yamaha Tech3 duo Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro kicked off the last pre season test with two encouraging performances below the floodlights on day one in Qatar. Both riders aimed to build on the understanding gained in Phillip Island and make some further preparation methods for the forthcoming season, with the hugely anticipated season opener only 18 days away.
Bradley Smith concluded the day with a solid run to 9th position, as he examined tyre possibilities and re-evaluated wheelbase settings. The British star waited till the mid point of the session to start but then set his individual very best on his 23rd lap, which left him just six tenths of a second back from third marking a optimistic opening. Meanwhile, Pol Espargaro got up to speed in the desert as he positively adjusted his Yamaha YZR-M1 to the Losail track. Right after gaining self-confidence, the Spaniard powered to his fastest time on his 34th lap, that left a deficit of only two tenths to his teammate. Tomorrow, Espargaro will continue his perform as he determinedly intends to climb the standings.
Bradley Smith
9th / 1’56.517 / 38 laps
“The opening to the test was optimistic here and to be honest, I think we undertook a actually intelligent strategy. I decided to wait till the track cleaned up a bit because I was conscious of making use of the tyres to their complete possible. In the earlier tests, I rode a lot of laps in the 1st two days which meant that on the final 1, I didn’t have many tyres left. As a outcome, I decided to modify my approach right here and so I just utilised two sets nowadays with the track situations becoming how they had been. Nevertheless, we were capable to confirm some wheelbase choices among bike one and two, and the good point is that the setting that we located in Sepang and Phillip Island is operating well here. Now that we have triple checked this element, I am confident that we have a solid wheelbase setting which is genuinely critical for me, because we nonetheless had some questions following Phillip Island. In addition, today we compared two of the rear tyres, with a single of these becoming in the allocation for the race weekend. We currently have a clear indication of what we need to do with the race weekend tyre, which is a bit stiffer than the other 1, plus we know the setting changes that we have to make to suit it. Additionally, the front tyre that I attempted in Phillip Island is obtainable here in much more quantity. I liked that compound, it has a wider profile and I’m keen to hold functioning on that as I just had access to a single in Australia. So all in all, I feel comfortable and confident right here in Qatar, it’s a track that I have constantly liked and I appear to ride properly at. It is good to be right here with my shoulder at 90% after the injury at Phillip Island but right after ten days of physiotherapy and rehab, I’m already almost there.”
Pol Espargaro
12th / 1’56.747 / 43 laps
“Instead of it becoming a real very first test day, today was really about acquiring in touch with the track, the tyres and the electronics right here in Qatar and it certainly wasn’t straightforward. At the starting of the session, the track was really dirty and I ran with the softer tyre alternative, which I felt confident with straight away. Nonetheless, when we changed to the harder compound afterwards, my feeling just wasn’t the identical. This tyre was supposed to suit the track better, but we ended up struggling far more. In addition, really a handful of other riders crashed so I didn’t want to take any unnecessary dangers. As a result, we nonetheless have some perform ahead of us, but we currently realize the direction that we want to head towards tomorrow and I’m convinced that this will enable us to progress additional up the field.”
Benefits: Qatar Official MotoGP Test, Day 1
1. Jorge Lorenzo, ESP, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP, 1’55.452s [Lap 23/36]
two. Maverick Viñales, ESP, Group Suzuki Ecstar, 1’55.880s, +.428s [28/44]
3. Valentino Rossi, ITA, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP, 1’55.894s, +.442s [31/34]
four. Andrea Iannone, ITA, Ducati Group, 1’56.119s, +.667s [53/53]
5. Scott Redding, GBR, Octo Pramac Yakhnich, 1’56.213s, +.761s [27/46]
six. Hector Barbera, ESP, Avintia Racing, 1’56.320s, +.868s [27/27]
7. Andrea Dovizioso, ITA, Ducati Team, 1’56.388s, +.936s [46/52]
8. Cal Crutchlow, GBR, LCR Honda, 1’56.510s, +1.058s [21/36]
9. Bradley Smith, GBR, Monster Yamaha Tech 3, 1’56.517s, +1.065s [23/38]
ten. Marc Marquez, ESP, Repsol Honda Team, 1’56.523s, +1.071s [29/45]
11. Aleix Espargaro, ESP, Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR), 1’56.552s, +1.100s [25/35]
12. Pol Espargaro, ESP, Monster Yamaha Tech 3, 1’56.747s, +1.295s [34/43]
13. Dani Pedrosa, ESP, Repsol Honda Group, 1’56.910s, +1.458s [26/27]
14. Yonny Hernandez, COL, Aspar MotoGP Team, 1’57.021s, +1.569s [39/40]
15. Loris Baz, FRA, Avintia Racing, 1’57.121s, +1.669s [31/32]
16. Jack Miller, AUS, Estrella Galicia , Marc VDS, 1’57.850s, +2.398s [33/37]
17. Michele Pirro, ITA, Octo Pramac Yakhnich, 1’57.891s, +2.439s [48/50]
18. Tito Rabat, ESP, Estrella Galicia , Marc VDS, 1’58.016s, +2.564s [36/38]
19. Stefan Bradl, GER, Factory Aprilia Gresini, 1’58.066s, +2.614s [14/26]
20. Eugene Laverty, IRL, Aspar MotoGP Team, 1’58.269s, +two.817s [32/34]
21. Hiroshi Aoyama, JPN, Honda Test Rider, 1’58.744s, +3.292s [28/52]
22. Alvaro Bautista, ESP, Factory Aprilia Gresini, 1’58.753s, +three.301s [16/16]
23. Takuya Tsuda, JPN, Suzuki Test Rider, 2’0.578s, +5.126s [35/45]
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Lands Initial at Commence of Losail Test (Sector Press Releases)
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