GRAND PRIX OF CHINA
Qualifying practice / FORTUNA HONDA RIDERS READY
FOR CHINA TEST
FORTUNA HONDA riders Marco Melandri and Toni Elias have finalised
their preparations for the GP of China on the second day of
qualifying in changeable weather conditions. The riders carried
out some work in dry conditions, but were then forced to change
their plans because of the rain that fell in the afternoon
at the Shanghai circuit. Even so, both Melandri and Elias,
who finished eighth and twelfth respectively, will hope to
get a good start in tomorrow’s race and put in a good
performance. Forecasts are indicating better conditions for
Sunday’s race at the Shanghai International circuit.
MARCO MELANDRI (2’00”014, 8th, 19 laps):
”I have not been very happy on the bike a chassis problem
has prevented me from feeling comfortable. We spent a lot
of time trying to find a solution for that. Then, when the
rain started falling we spent a bit of time waiting to see
if it would dry out, but 15 minutes from the end of the session
we went out on soft tyres. We must work on the suspension
as I think that is where the main problem is, we’re
not far from a solution.”
TONI ELIAS (2’01”275, 16th, 16 laps ):
“It was a diffcult day. In the morning we were able
to work in the dry, but I didn’t have a good feeling
with the rear of the bike. What’s more, it proved hard
to find a good set-up that allowed me to feel comfortable
although we can work on it in the warm-up tomorrow. It will
be a difficult race tomorrow and we must make a good start
if we want to be with the lead group.”
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