The Monster Yamaha Tech3 Racing team is back on European soil this weekend for the Spanish Grand Prix, where Johann Zarcoopened up the competition in a very strong way. Following a solid morning session, he improved by nearly one second in FP2 to conclude Friday as the best Yamaha rider in a fabulous third position, just 0.091 seconds behind the top.
Meanwhile, Hafizh Syahringrit his teeth on the opening day at Jerez de la Frontera, after he crashed while cycling on Monday and initiated his fourth ever MotoGP weekend with some bruises. However, the Malaysian rookie lowered his lap time from the first to the second Free Practice by 1.586 seconds and is eager to further improve when the action continues at 9.55 local time with FP3 on Saturday.
Hafizh Syahrin
Position: 25th – Time: 1’40.488 – Laps: 32
“I feel very good with the bike, but my condition is not at 100 percent, because I still feel the pain on the left side of my upper leg, so I try to gain confidence on the M1 with this and also try to find a good position on it, as it disturbs me a little bit while controlling the power of the machine. Anyway, my sensations on the bike are very good, for the moment it’s only me, I need to be more prepared and try to rest a bit now in order to be able to give my best tomorrow again.”
Johann Zarco
Position: 3rd – Time: 1’38.705 – Laps: 38