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PHILIPP GETS THE TOP TEN AT THE END OF PORTIMAO FRIDAY!
In the first session Philipp found a good feeling with the V4-R, starting from the positive sensations found on Sunday in Barcelona. In Portimao it will be important to manage the tyre for the race distance, so the technicians chose to used just a set tyres. Philipp made all the laps on the 42, managing well the drop of the rear Pirelli. As often happens, the FP 1 standing is not so realistic, as several riders have used the new tyre at the end, improving their Best.
Free Practice 1:
P 1 M. Rinaldi 1.40.965
P 2 G. Gerloff + 0.117
P 3 T. Razgatlioglu + 0.294
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P 13 P. Oettl + 1.330
In FP 2 Philipp faced the session with the new 624 rear compound, in order to make a comparison to the morning. The asphalt temperature, about 10 degrees warmer than in FP 1, made the Portuguese asphalt more slippery and difficult to analyze. In the last sector, the one of the fast corners, for example, Oettl lost a few tenths compared to the morning. Towards the end of the session, then, the German rider put on a new set of tyres, with which he attacked the time, riding below 42 and entering the Top Ten, two tenths from sixth place. The third sector remains to be solved, a real weak point here at the ups and downs of the Algarve.
Free Practice 2:
P 1 T. Razgatlioglu 1.40.720
P 2 J. Rea + 0.476
P 3 A. Bautista + 0.503
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P 9 P. Oettl + 1.118
Saturday Schedule (local time GMT + 1)
Free Practice 3: 9.00 – 9.30
Superpole: 11.10 – 11.25
Race 1: 14.00
Philipp Oettl (Rider):
“Today it was a solid day! We have a quite consistent pace, which I think it will be really important tomorrow. We have two main areas on which we need to work for tomorrow, but I think we can go in the right direction, as our technical debrief gave us some ideas. I hope my comments will help the team to find the right solutions. I think we are competitive here in Portimao, too, so I am happy today!”
FREE PRACTICE 1 PICS: CLICK HERE
FREE PRACTICE 2 PICS: CLICK HERE
