Jorge Lorenzo makes most of mixed conditions at Brno

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo made a strong start to this weekend’s Grand Prix České Republiky in this morning’s first practice session, but was frustrated by wet weather in the afternoon.

After a successful weekend in Indianapolis, Lorenzo kept the momentum going today in Brno. The Spaniard was enjoying the flowing Czech circuit and was quick to top the timesheets, rival Marc Marquez taking over just half way through the session. Lorenzo finished Free Practice #1 with a best time of 1’56.840, only 0.037 off the lead, moving him to second place.

Lorenzo and teammate Rossi were both eager to improve on their times during Free Practice #2, but only three minutes into the session it started to rain, putting the action on hold. With 19 minutes left on the clock all the riders went back out in the pouring rain to work on a set-up for wet conditions.

Towards the end of the session Lorenzo and Rossi started to quicken their paces but they were unable to improve on their times from this morning.

Jorge Lorenzo – 2nd | 1’56.840 | 14 Laps
“While riding in the dry conditions this morning I was quite surprised by our performance. It was good from the beginning but I felt that we had a lot of things to adjust, so the margin for improvement was high. Unfortunately it rained in the afternoon. In those conditions we are still quite far from the fastest. We need to work on our set-up for the wet, because it seems like it’s going to rain tomorrow, but not on Sunday. We want to be fast tomorrow if it rains; in case of dry conditions I think we are quite good.”

Source: Yamaha MotoGP