SALAČ TAKES PROVISIONAL Q2 DIRECT SEED AFTER DAY ONE AT BURIRAM
Free Practice – #ThaiGP The opening day of action for the standard bearers of team Gresini Racing Moto2 has drawn to a close after two sessions of contrasting weather. FP1 took place in wet and difficult conditions, with the asphalt of the Chang International Circuit drying up as the session went by. Free Practice 2 saw a significant improve lap-time wise on the dry, with Filip Salač able to finish 11th and currently in the lot of riders that could be seeded directly to Q2.
Alessandro Zaccone’s quick lap was cancelled by race direction as he exceeded track limits – meaning he ended up only 28th in Friday’s FP combined times. Today was the first time for him around the Thai track, but despite that he is currently out of a direct seed to Q2 for less than a second. In case of a dry Free Practice 3, he will use the session to improve some more and try his best to make it to the final qualifying session from the front door.
11th – FILIP SALAČ #12 (1’37.094 ) “I’m very happy with this Friday; the bike worked really well despite having some issues with the front-end towards the end of the session, which caused me to slide. I’m confident about tomorrow, however, because I know we can do well. Now we’ll work a bit more to further improve our lap-time and have a good qualifying.”
28th – ALESSANDRO ZACCONE #61 (1’38.132) “I’m disappointed because my best lap was cancelled, but unfortunately I exceeded track limits. I was unable to do another one as I was making either a small mistake or riding on the green strip. Too back, because I would have been around sixteenth. Now we’ll do another change to the bike and let’s hope FP3 will be dry!”
