With mixed weather conditions the Gran Premio dee la Comunitat Valenciana started out in a rollercoaster way for Tech3 KTM Factory Racing. Yet, drying track conditions in FP2 this afternoon delivered a clearer image of the riders’ and teams’ potential this afternoon.
After Danilo Petrucci suffered a nasty crash in FP1 this morning at the wet Circuit Ricardo Tormo, he was recovering well throughout the second session of the day with quick lap times, that saw him missing out on the top 10 by just half a second. He concluded his potential last Friday in the premier class in 15th position.
At the same time, Iker Lecuona shone this morning. In full wet conditions, the local star topped Free Practice one, after he did many fast laps in succession. In this afternoon’s FP2, he landed in P16, just 0.015 seconds behind his teammate and eager to catch up on dry asphalt from tomorrow’s FP3 at 9.55 local time.
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Danilo Petrucci
Position: 15th
Time: 1:32.038
Laps: 27
"Unfortunately, I suffered a heavy crash this morning and got hurt quite a bit. The good thing is, that I felt better in the afternoon and I was able to ride. Overall, FP2 was not bad. It was like the first session of the weekend. The track was not in a perfect condition, but I felt ok with the bike. For sure, we have to solve some small issues with the setup, but I’m quite confident. We are all really close to each other, so I think we can do a decent Qualifying tomorrow."
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Iker Lecuona
Position: 16th
Time: 1:32.098
Laps: 37
"This morning, I felt very strong in the wet and I was even first! In the afternoon, the conditions have been rather mixed and I struggled a lot with the electronics and with the bike in general. We couldn’t find a good base, so we still have to adjust a lot. We need to work on that in order to improve and to do a step forward tomorrow morning."
