MotoGP – Sachsenring QP1 – Alex Barros on the front row

It's not easy to bring out that extra spark to shine on a track where today fourteen riders are enclosed in less than a second, with gaps that can be counted in thousandths, not even tenths. But Alex Barros confirmed himself among the best also in the official round of the German GP and with the third time he will start from the front row of the 10th round which will start tomorrow at 12 on the Sachsenring circuit. A race that promises to be tough and hard-fought and where it will be imperative to get the right choice of tires best suited to the complex technical characteristics of the German "pistino". In fact, the motorbikes remain bent for a long time in the bends, putting the tires to the test. A good feeling between the rider and the front of the bike is therefore the ideal formula for winning. Alex Barros knows this well because in his quest for the limit he hit the asphalt three times in two days, without ever incurring physical damage.

Pons website – Camel Honda
“Yesterday Alex fell twice and was first, today he fell again and is in the front row... evidently falling didn't make him go any less fast! Jokes aside, we need to carefully analyze the reason for these slides, and improve the front set up to give him more confidence and trust. In any case, in these two days he has always been very fast, he has an excellent pace, he has already won here at the Sachsenring, and therefore we hope that tomorrow he can find his way back to victory, even if the race will be very tough, there is no doubt about that. 'it's doubtful. As for Troy, I'm not sure what happened, but this afternoon he wasn't as comfortable as yesterday and this morning with the bike and wasn't able to make use of the qualifying tyres. He starts from the back, it's true, but his pace on race tires is good and so far he has always shown us that he knows how to get away very well at the start."

Alex Barros – Camel Honda – 1'22.932 – 3th fastest
“I'm quite happy, I feel good on this track and I think I have a pretty good pace in the low 1'24; and if this, as I believe, will be the pace of tomorrow's race, I think we can do well. Of course the last crash, today during qualifying was a bit strange, I lost control of the front without having done anything special but apart from that, I'm overall satisfied with how the bike behaves and confident for the race" .

Camel Honda