Starting Saturday with an improvement of 0.774 seconds compared to FP2 on Friday, Danilo Petrucci made some clear progress in FP3. After trying different solutions on his KTM RC16, the local hero did the eighth fastest lap in Qualifying, which made him miss out on a Q2 spot by half a second and will start his home Grand Prix tomorrow at 14:00 local time from the sixth row of the grid.
At the same time, Iker Lecuona did his fastest lap of the weekend so far in Qualifying one. The Spaniard struggled to find a decent rhythm at the demanding Mugello circuit, but lowered his personal best from Friday b 0.708 seconds to end up 10th in Q1, which makes him starting his first MotoGP race at the Italian venue from row seventh row on Sunday.
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Danilo Petrucci
Position: 18th
Time: 1:46.548
Laps: 7
"I have to admit, that I’m not happy about this Qualifying. I couldn’t really use all the potential of the bike, but I’m quite satisfied with my pace in Free Practice four. As there was a huge accident before our session, I think it’s not the right time to speak too much about results."
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Iker Lecuona
Position: 20th
Time: 1:47.084
Laps: 7
"It was a very difficult day. I still struggle a lot. We tried many things in the base, I tried to improve my riding style, I think I improved, especially with my line. Yet, we are still facing a difficult time. I’m fighting and I stay optimistic that we can come back tomorrow in the race and at least fight for some points. But for the moment, we need to work hard."
