Terol continues to impress and starts from front row at his comeback
A foggy morning at Brno saw the opening 125cc free practice delayed by half an hour this morning although the riders were able to take to the track on slick tyres despite the overnight thunderstorms. The sun re-appeared for an afternoon qualifying session that saw Bradley Smith and Nico Terol once again setting the pace, this time with Pol Espargaró for company, and Marc Márquez amongst the frontrunners despite his injured shoulder.
Bancaja Aspar riders Smith and Terol have enjoyed an entertaining head-to-head so far this weekend but it was the Oxfordshire teenager who came out on top, taking over provisional pole position after twelve minutes and gradually increasing his pace. It is the seventh pole position of Bradley’s career and his first of the season. Like Smith, Terol set his best time on his fifteenth lap and it was enough for second place on the grid, half a second adrift of his team-mate, with hopes now high of a potential one-two in tomorrow’s race.
2nd Nico Terol 2.07.630 (15 laps): “I felt good today – our pace was quick and I know we were on the limit because I had a couple of scares. Bradley’s lap time was very fast but I think I was in good shape too today and I feel stronger today than yesterday. Bradley’s pace is quicker than everybody else at the moment but I’m sure I can run with him and I’m sure Pol and Marc will be up there too. I’m motivated and confident because I’ve seen in the last three sessions that I can be competitive. I’ll be giving it everything tomorrow because I haven’t scored points in the last two races and I need to draw on all I have to recover as many points as I can.”
Source: Bancaja Aspar Team