MotoGP Misano: Danilo Petrucci, “The cool weather today strangely didn't help us”

MotoGP 2015 Danilo Petrucci Misano Day 1 – on the first day of free practice on the Misano circuit Danilo Petrucci he achieved the 7th time (1'33.553) but said he was in difficulty due to the lack of grip on the rear. This situation took the rider from Terni by surprise who had had an excellent impression when he tested the GP14.2 in the summer on the new asphalt and with extremely hot temperatures.

“At the end of the day – he explained Danilo Petrucci – I did some fast laps with the soft tyre, but in July when the track was much warmer we were faster. This is a situation we wouldn't have expected, today's cool weather strangely didn't help us, especially in terms of race pace. Tomorrow we will try to solve these problems, in particular the wear of the rear tire which is excessive. I'm a little worried about this situation because after 5/6 laps the average drops and we can't understand why.

During the tests I liked the new bike better, but today it's not the best in terms of confidence. I hope it's a set-up problem, we need to see where we are losing and make the right changes. Traction and braking are certainly, strangely enough, critical points. Unfortunately, last year's data doesn't help us because with the new asphalt they don't need much. We will look at those of Dovizioso and Iannone to understand if they too have the same difficulties today."