Bautista’s day one setup work at Sepang frustrated by rain

A heavy lunchtime downpour interrupted work for the MotoGP teams as action got underway at Sepang today, leaving the track wet in places for the afternoon’s second session. Alvaro Bautista was able to work on his dry set-up this morning but after struggling for rear traction with his Honda RC213V the Spaniard was denied the opportunity to improve in the afternoon by the inclement weather. It was also a frustrating day for Michele Pirro and his crew, who need dry track time to work on the set-up of the CRT bike here.

Alvaro Bautista (9th 2’ 02” 872)
“Unfortunately we have only had half a day to work here. We didn’t have much traction in the dry this morning and we were struggling for pace mid-corner and under acceleration. We weren’t able to try anything this afternoon so it’s all postponed until tomorrow. Anyway we are confident because I think the solution is quite obvious and we think we know how to fix the problem.”

Source: Gresini Racing