The conditions were tricky at the Sachsenring today. It was quite cold and windy, and this track is notorious for having predominantly left-handers, so it's difficult to get heat into the right side of the tyre and keep it at the right temperature. That's why we saw so many crashes today. We had hoped for a top-10 spot, and Fabio put in a good attempt, but the times were all very close together. We are still missing something, so we have to keep working, because even just a few tenths can make the difference on short tracks like this.
As for Remy, he did a good job, apart from maybe the crash at the end. It's not easy to fill in for a MotoGP rider on such short notice. Gigs like this come with a lot of pressure, but he handled it well. He's new to our team and to riding the M1, but he already did good lap times on the first day, and we're impressed. We're glad his crash at the end was not more serious, and we're looking forward to continue our work with him tomorrow, gathering as much data as possible.
The conditions were tricky at the Sachsenring today. It was quite cold and windy, and this track is notorious for having predominantly left-handers, so it's difficult to get heat into the right side of the tyre and keep it at the right temperature. That's why we saw so many crashes today. We had hoped for a top-10 spot, and Fabio put in a good attempt, but the times were all very close together. We are still missing something, so we have to keep working, because even just a few tenths can make the difference on short tracks like this. As for Remy, he did a good job, apart from maybe the crash at the end. It's not easy to fill in for a MotoGP rider on such short notice. Gigs like this come with a lot of pressure, but he handled it well. He's new to our team and to riding the M1, but he already did good lap times on the first day, and we're impressed. We're glad his crash at the end was not more serious, and we're looking forward to continue our work with him tomorrow, gathering as much data as possible.