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giugno 06, 2016 - Yamaha Racing

MotoGP - Grand Prix of Catalunya: Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Take Charge in Catalunya Free Practice

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Movistar #yamaha MotoGP's Jorge Lorenzo was quick to return to his Mugello form at a somewhat dusty Montmelò circuit today and wrapped up the first day of the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya at the top of the combined free practice time sheets. Teammate Valentino Rossi was also fast in the sweltering conditions and showed a competitive pace throughout the day to take sixth place in the combined rankings.

Lorenzo had been looking forward to riding in front of his home fans again this weekend and immediately stormed to first place on his flying lap. Riding with a special, by Anna Vives designed, 99 rider number to raise awareness for #people with disabilities and the importance of teamwork in 'connecting abilities', he did not relinquish his provisional lead until the final five minutes of the session. He secured second place with a best lap of 1'42.143s, just 0.078s from the front.

The afternoon practice saw the track temperatures go up to 26 degrees, changing the track conditions. Lorenzo remained unaffected and only took three laps to drop a 1'42.281s to take the top spot again in the first minutes of FP2. He led until the pace picked up as the session came to a close. The local hero was quick to respond with a 1'41.712s and regained first place to end the day 0.242s ahead of his closest rival.

Rossi has named Montmeló as one of his favourite places to visit on the MotoGP calendar and was clearly enjoying being back at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. He steadily improved his pace in the morning session to move up to second position, behind his teammate. He then put his attention towards improving tyre-life and finished FP1 in third place with a 1'42.536s, under half a second from the front.

In the afternoon he upped the pace further. He set a 1'42.365s for second place on his third lap and maintained this spot throughout most of the session. He focused on bettering his bike's settings and testing various tyre options and was pushed back to sixth when various riders put in a hot lap at the end of the session. He wrapped up the day with a best time of 1'42.296s, 0.584s behind his teammate.

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