DOWNPOUR ON SEPANG, BOTH GRESINI MOTOGP RIDER IN PROVISIONAL Q2
#MalaysianGP Free Practice. The most-traditional Malaysian afternoon downpour ensured the morning lap-times Team Gresini MotoGP’s Enea Bastianini and Fabio Di Giannantonio were quick enough for both riders to be in the provisional ‘Q2-worthy’ top ten.
The #23 and #49 were fourth and eighth, respectively, in the combined times of today’s two Free Practice sessions, a result that would automatically open the door to Qualifying 2 should FP3 take place in wet or mixed conditions.
Despite the less-significant times set in the afternoon, both sides of the Gresini Racing garage worked hard in order to be ready for a possible wet race.
4th – ENEA BASTIANINI #23 (1’59.875s)
“I’m happy with the morning’s performance: we did well on the dry, even though the feeling wasn’t the same as during testing. There’s a lot of work to do in wet conditions because I wasn’t comfortable on the bike – and we still need to fine-tune something on our dry-track set-up. We’re in Q2 for now and we did well in using the soft tyre. Now we hope for a dry FP3 to continue working.”
8th – FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO #49 (2’00.552s)
“Was a good Friday; we started off well, but that’s how it is often times. We finished in the top ten and we’re provisionally in Q2 – and that’s surely important. It’ll also be key to continue this way and improve at least as much as the others. Our potential is high and let’s hope we’ll be able to show it in the next couple of days.”
