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july 17, 2016 - Yamaha Racing

Slippery Start to Sachsenring Weekend for Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

The GoPro Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland kicked off today under difficult track conditions. The morning practice was run on a fairly cold circuit, which became partly damp as rain began to fall half way through the session, while in the afternoon the riders had to cope with a drying track.

Movistar #yamaha #motogp rider #valentinorossi had a cautious start to the race weekend, gradually building up speed to finish in 14th place. The morning session saw #jorgelorenzo crash out going into turn eleven. The Mallorcan escaped relatively unscathed and was able to join the afternoon session, wrapping up in 16th place.

Valentino Rossi was quick to find a good rhythm at the challenging German circuit during the morning free practice session. He set the fourth fastest time, 0.577s from first, when spots of rain interrupted the proceedings. The change in track conditions saw the Italian sit out the second half of the session, as the wet surface meant there would be no opportunity for him to improve on his best time.

Rossi was the second rider to head out on a drying track in the afternoon session, which he used to find a set-up that suits the twisty Sachsenring circuit. He improved 0.725s on his time from the morning session, but just missed out on putting in a hot lap at the end of FP2 and wasn't able to climb in the rankings. He ended the first day of practice in fourteenth position overall, 1.373s from first.

Teammate #jorgelorenzo had a challenging start to the German Grand Prix. He was looking to move up from a provisional top ten position when he suffered a high-speed crash in turn eleven during FP1. The Mallorcan was quickly back on his feet, but had x-ray scans taken of his left hand at the Clinica Mobile as a precautionary measure. He was cleared of a fracture after the medical check but was unable to rejoin the session in time and finished in twelfth position in the morning time sheets.

Lorenzo returned to the track during the FP2 session after waiting for the rain to stop and the track to dry. With action resuming, the Spaniard mainly focused on improving the balance of his bike and he managed to better his morning time by 1'529, to eventually finish sixteenth in the combined times, 1.663 from the front.

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