TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR ON PACE AT VALENCIA MotoGP™
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 5:11 pm
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Team Suzuki Press Office – November 11.
Maverick Viñales: 3rd.
Aleix Espargaró: 6th.
Maverick Viñales and Aleix Espargaró put in a strong showing in the opening day of Free Practice at the Gran Prix de la Comunitat Valenciana in Spain putting their Team SUZUKI ECSTAR GSX-RRs into third and sixth positions.
In the ‘cold’ opening morning FP1, with track temperatures of just 12 Degrees, Viñales was sixth with a time of 1'31.926, with Espargaró a fraction behind in seventh (1'31.942). But as track temperatures rose to 27 Degrees in this afternoon’s FP2, both riders’ times improved; Viñales setting a 1'30.775 and Espargaró 1'31.186.
Both Spaniards spent the sessions, at the final MotoGP™ race of the season, testing a variety of settings, including different electronics configurations, and are looking forward to finishing 2016 on a positive note.
Team Suzuki Press Office – November 11.
Maverick Viñales: 3rd.
Aleix Espargaró: 6th.
Maverick Viñales and Aleix Espargaró put in a strong showing in the opening day of Free Practice at the Gran Prix de la Comunitat Valenciana in Spain putting their Team SUZUKI ECSTAR GSX-RRs into third and sixth positions.
In the ‘cold’ opening morning FP1, with track temperatures of just 12 Degrees, Viñales was sixth with a time of 1'31.926, with Espargaró a fraction behind in seventh (1'31.942). But as track temperatures rose to 27 Degrees in this afternoon’s FP2, both riders’ times improved; Viñales setting a 1'30.775 and Espargaró 1'31.186.
Both Spaniards spent the sessions, at the final MotoGP™ race of the season, testing a variety of settings, including different electronics configurations, and are looking forward to finishing 2016 on a positive note.