MotoGP | GP Styria Day 1: Petrucci, “We lose too much on the straight”

MotoGP 2021 GP Styria Red Bull Ring Spielberg KTM Tech3 Factory Racing – Danilo Petrucci did not go beyond the nineteenth time on the first day of the Styrian Grand Prix, the tenth round of the 2021 MotoGP championship scheduled for Sunday at the Red Bull Ring.

The centaur from Terni of Team Tech 3 in FP1 held in the dry finished 1.604s from the top occupied by Takaaki Nakagami, while in the afternoon session held in the wet he finished eighteenth at 2.380s from Lorenzo Savadori.

The largest gap is the one accumulated on the straight, where Petrucci has the worst top speed. He expects an uphill qualifying, here's what "Petrux" said.

Statements Danilo Petrucci Styrian GP Red Bull Ring Spielberg Preview

“Today we had the chance to run in the wet and we were quite fast, so I'm happy with that, especially because the weather forecast for Sunday says rain. In FP1 I felt good too, but we lose too much on the straight, something evident in the top speed ranking, where I'm last. Our mission is to manage this loss of pace, because here you are at full throttle for quite some time. Let's wait and see what happens tomorrow. We hope we can improve. In the event of a wet race we could be more competitive given that we go slower on the straight. We lose six tenths per lap due to speed, the realistic target is difficult to say. Tomorrow should be dry and I will need someone's help.”