The opening day of the season, with FP1 and FP2, wasn’t easy for the two-time WSBK world champion. The Aruba.it Racing – Ducati rider said that he suffered from some problems in FP2, related to the eletronics and even with some changes, setup related, didn’t improve. As for the few laps done in FP1, he felt good and consistent.
Here is the rider’s look on his first day of work counting for the championship:
– It was a very special Friday for everyone as in both Practice sessions, it started raining just before, so we didn’t do a lot of laps. Then, in FP2, we found issues with the electronics parts and we also tried a different setup to try and improve my feeling and it didn’t work. I stopped a lot of times and didn’t do a lot of laps. However, in the few laps I did with the setup in the morning, I was happy as I was good and consistent. My physical condition is good and I feel more flowing on the bike. My feeling is coming and that’s the important thing of today. About the position, everyone is going very fast and the times are very close, so I’m not worried about it. I can say it’s been a short but positive Friday.