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LITTLE GAPS ON FRIDAY IN PORTIMAO, ANDREA STOPS THREE TENTHS AWAY FROM THE TOP TEN!
Friday at Portimao ended with eighteen riders within a second, a factor that rarely happens on such breathtaking tracks; many protagonists made mistakes, crashes or technical problems that affected Day 1 at the Autodromo do Algarve.
In FP 1 Andrea Iannone made the most of the use of the SC2 tyre on the front, thus saving a set for the rest of the weekend (remembering that tyres are limited); the feeling with this type of tyre wasn’t optimal, so much so that on the second exit he lost the front in Turn 8. No problems for the rider and little damage to the Ducati Panigale V4-R, which was then easily repaired by the mechanics. In the morning the main difficulties appeared in the first and second sector, while in the last part of the track Andrea was in line with the Top 8. The lack of feeling with the front tyre, however, did not allow the rider from Vasto to push and set a good laptime.
P 1 T. Razgatlioglu 1.40.777
P 2 G. Gerloff + 0.391
P 3 A. Bautista + 0.522
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P 16 A. Iannone + 1.525
In FP 2, with the new tyre, the front problems seemed to be resolved right away, then working on preload and springs. Towards the end of the session, the number 29 improved the first sector, keeping the last ones in line with the leaders, but accumulating most of the gap in T 2; here the famous Portimao hill always creates a lot of movement on the Panigale V4. A good final stint brought Iannone to seven tenths from the first position, without however exploiting the full potential of the tyres. There is still work to be done on the repeatability of the lap time, shaving off a few tenths along the track. After a full day of testing, tomorrow morning Andrea will have more references for the track in Portimao.
Free Practice 2:
P 1 D. Petrucci 1.40.681
P 2 A. Bautista + 0.023
P 3 T. Razgatlioglu + 0.102
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P 15 A. Iannone + 0.726
Andrea Iannone (Rider):
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