FORTUNA HONDA RIDERS READY TO PRODUCE THEIR BEST RESULT
OF THE SEASON
Jorge Lorenzo rediscovered his best form in the second day
of qualifying at the Japanese GP at Motegi. The Mallorcan
rider was just 16 thousands of a second off the pole time
of Hiro Aoyama, but his rhythm and performance were majestic.
It means the Fortuna Honda rider will once again have an excellent
opportunity to clinch his first victory in the class. His
team-mate Hector Barbera continued his fine progress over
the past couple of days and will be looking for a podium finish
in Sunday’s race. Hector declared himself satisfied
with the set-up he had found and it is now to be hoped that
he fulfils his potential in Sunday’s race.
Jorge Lorenzo, 2nd, 1’51.859, + 0.016 off pole
“I feel good after that last qualifying session. I
had good rhythm and I’m only sorry that on my best lap
I made a small mistake which made me lose a bit of time. Tomorrow
I want to put on a good show for the fans and, if I can win,
I will give it everything I’ve got. Aoyama (Hiro) and
his brother (Shuhei, wild card) are very strong here, but
I’m not ruling out getting away on my own and lapping
at the front. I am only thinking about winning and will continue
to until the end of the season.”
Héctor Barberá, 13th, 1’53.925,
+ 2.082 off pole
“At the end of the session I put on a soft tyre to
try and lower my time but it did not work and that’s
why I’m not better placed on the grid. But I feel as
confident as I have all season on the bike and with the rhythm
I have found I really think I have a great chance to score
some big points. We’ll see what happens tomorrow but
I have been concentrating on racing for 23 laps. The two days
of qualifying have been positive and I am happy with the set-up
I’ve found. I hope luck is on my side because I was
well prepared at Brno but didn’t manage to finish the
first lap.”
Dani Amatriaín, Team Manager:
“I think we are well prepared and tomorrow I want us
to be fighting to win. That’s what we’ve been
doing for the last few races but we’ve yet to crown
our efforts with the victory both the team and riders deserve.
Creo que estamos muy bien preparados y deseo que mañana
podamos luchar nuevamente por la victoria. Es lo que estamos
haciendo en las últimas carreras pero falta coronar
nuestro trabajo con la victoria, que el equipo desea tantísimo
como el propio piloto. Jorge se lo merece por lo bien que
está trabajando y creciendo. También Héctor
puede mañana optar a su mejor resultado del año.
A los dos suerte.”
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