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After winning the last two editions of the Aragon GP, Lorenzo expected a different first day. However, he suffered today and in the afternoon he was well outside the top ten before a final push saw him move up into 7th place, a position that he's not happy with anyway.
“It hasn't been a great day for me, but my potential is greater than my position today”, he assures us.
What happened?
“I had tyre problems. We have four front tyre options, two are medium compounds. I used the harder of the two and suffered from a lot of vibration, the bike would run wide on corner entry. So then I tried the softer of the mediums, it was a bit better but the problems continued. For some reason, others riders didn't have the same issues”.
What was the solution?
“I put in a soft front tyre to set a fast time, but it was a used tyre while the rear tyre was new. So the rear was pushing and I couldn't do my best. With two new tyres, I could have been third or fourth”.
Did you also have issues this morning?
“Yes, I almost crashed at the last corner of my first lap. I had to stop to change the tyre, which wasn't working. But then I was able to maintain a good pace”.
Did you give it your all?
“I'm pushing as much as I did last year, it's just that I'm now two seconds slower. I'm struggling, the combination of bike and tyres won't allow me to go fast”.
Is it a general problem?
“No, it depends on the track, for example at Brno I was immediately quick. Or at Misano, where I was quicker than I had been with the Bridgestones. Here it's different, but this year that's the way it is”.
