Tito Rabat sets to work at Silverstone

Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS rider Tito Rabat encountered cool and cloudy conditions on the opening day of practice for this weekend’s hugely anticipated British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Rabat’s first taste of the long and technical Silverstone track on a 1000cc prototype MotoGP machine proved to be a difficult affair.

He was lacking the confidence needed to attack the fast changes of direction through the spectacular Maggotts and Becketts section and was also struggling for rear grip in some of Silverstone’s hard acceleration points.

Rabat improved by almost a second this afternoon and he is optimistic of making further significant progress tomorrow to boost his hopes of posting more competitive lap times in final practice and qualifying.

Tito Rabat: 21st – 2’05.196
“Silverstone is a very long and fast track and you need to put in a lot of effort on the bike to be fast around here. I just don’t feel confident enough to push any harder. The main problem is that I don’t have enough grip on the rear but I need to find a solution. All I can do is keep my motivation high and not let my head drop at this difficult time. The timesheets look bad but tomorrow is another day and I will be working my hardest to improve the situation and gain more confidence and speed.”

Source: Marc VDS Racing