Leading the second free practice and shattering his own record at Silverstone, not only suprised Jorge Lorenzo, but it also gave him a huge boost of confidence that this weekend, believing he will be able to fight for the victory, because of his race pace.
His squad made a few modifications on his M1 that allowed him to brake better than in the last round in Brno, and it is very victory hungry Lorenzo who desperately wants to win the British GP and have a chance at the title.
“I started very fast because I improved almost one second and a half in the beginning; I was surprised with the improvement. At this track, when the rear tyre starts to drop it’s very difficult to keep the same pace so we have to work hard to make a constant bike that works over long distance. I’m satisfied because I think we have the possibility to fight for the victory this time,” said Lorenzo.
Valentino Rossi finished the day in fifth as he used the harder compound tire compared to his team mate. The Italian is finally enjoying the British circuit because ‘you go a lot of time at full throttle.’
“I enjoyed today a lot, this track is great. If you are able to ride at the limit and have a good feeling with the bike, it’s very funny because it’s very fast, the track is so wide you go a lot of time at full throttle. I’m quite happy with the first day, especially because in the last two years I suffered a lot here in Silverstone. We made a good step, but we still have to work to find the right setting to have a good balance form the beginning to the end of the race. I’m not so bad in braking and entry but I have some problems in other areas so we have to work. We modified the setting from Brno because in the last two races I wasn’t strong enough.”
Rossi has never been huge fan of electronics and rider aids and has often said that they make racing rather dull. He reiterated his opinion during today’s post practice press conference saying that MotoGP bikes are too perfect and the their power should be cut in order to make the racing a better spectacle.
“This year I think the races are a bit more fun compared to the last years, but not fantastic. I think our bikes are too perfect and sometimes it is too difficult to make an overtake and battle,” said Rossi. “The bikes are amazing, but to have better racing you have to change the computer on the bike and put a computer with 50-60 per cent less power. Electronics are very important for safety, that is good, but now we have a lot of electronics that are all for performance.”
“Now, after you have set the bike in acceleration to go full throttle, with the computer, it is difficult to gain something. Maybe in the future MotoGP should go back a little in the level of the bikes and the races will be more fun, with some more mistakes, because now the rhythm is very fast and constant from the beginning to the end.”
from Twowheelsblog
