PROBLEMS FOR THE PRAMAC-D´ANTIN TEAM AT MOTEGI.
The first day of the MotoGP Free Practices has not gone well
for the pilots of the Pramac-Dántin Team. Alex Barros
hasn’t found the right balance necessary to ride fast,
and waits until tomorrow to make an improvement. The second
pilot, Shinichi Ito, is substituting for the first time on
a Ducati at this circuit, and today he made adjustments and
corrections as he advanced bit by bit and got used to the
machine. Tomorrow at 1:50 PM, local time, the Qualifying round
will begin, to form the grid for the race on Sunday.
Alex Barros ( 22 laps 1´49´39).
“Today we used two bikes with different transmissions.
I found that one had a better general balance, but I wasn’t
able to adapt to the gearbox. The set-up isn’t correct,
and we have a margin to improve both on the front and the
rear. Tomorrow I will go out with a new motor, which will
give me something extra, and for sure this will be reflected
in my times”.
Shinichi Ito (19 vueltas. 1´50´76).
“At the moment, I don’t have the right feeling
with the bike at Motegi. The settings aren’t adequate,
and I don’t have confidence over both axles to ride
aggressively and get everything out of the GP7. The motor
goes very well, and when I have the set-up at a good point
I will surely lower my times”.
Official Times:
1º Dani Pedrosa 1´47¨86
2º Randy de Puniet 1´48´25
3º Marco Melandri 1´48´35
4º John Hopkins 1´48´36
5º Casey Stoner 1´48´44
17º Alex Barros 1´49´39
20º Shinichi Ito 1´50´76
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