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aprile 03, 2016 - Yamaha Racing

Movistar Yamaha Start Action at Slippery Argentina Free Practice Sessions

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The Movistar #yamaha #motogp team began action at the Termas de Río Hondo Circuit today ahead of this weekend's Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina. #valentinorossi and Jorge Lorenzo tested the new Michelin tyres at the very hot and still somewhat dirty South American track for the first time and finished the day in seventh and fourteenth place respectively in the combined times.

Movistar #yamaha #motogp riders #valentinorossi and Jorge Lorenzo were on track today at a sunny Termas de Río Hondo Circuit for the first free practice sessions. However, the day was overshadowed by a lack of grip, causing them to finish in seventh and fourteenth place respectively in the provisional overall free practice times.

Due to dirt on the track, Rossi's morning outing was largely spent on finding a solution to improve the grip-level, which will be key to being competitive in Sunday's race. The Doctor gained confidence as the session went on and he got used to the new tyres' behaviour, securing sixth place with a fastest lap of 1'44.181s.

Aware of tomorrow's forecasted rain, the Italian rider worked tirelessly in the afternoon to further improve his setting in order to secure a top10 finish. He left it until the final stages of the session to put on some new tyres and make his move. He was able to better his time to a 1'42.565s and wrapped up the session in seventh place.

Teammate Lorenzo had a cautious start on his first laps in the morning session as he tried to get a feel for the low-grip conditions. With his mind set on duplicating his performance at Qatar, he began to work on the setting and improved his time consistently until the end of FP1. His best time of 1'44.742s left him 12th in the morning standings.

As the conditions heated up even more in the afternoon, Lorenzo picked up work were he left off in the morning. He focused on getting a better feeling with the front tyre and started the session on used tyres to perfect his set-up before pushing hard to set a hot lap on new hard tyres at the end of FP2. He soon moved up to third in the provisional rankings with a 1'42.819s lap, but as times dropped at the end of the session, Lorenzo was unable to respond and ended the day in 14th position.

The Movistar #yamaha #motogp teammates will be back in action tomorrow at 09:55 AM local track time.

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