november 03, 2018 - KTM

MOTOGP - SIXTH ROW FOR RED BULL KTM AFTER RAIN-LASHED MALAYSIAN MOTOGP QUALIFICATION

MotoGP

Moving north from Phillip Island to reach the popular climes of #sepang brought #motogp to the third round in three consecutive weeks and the second-to-last Grand Prix of a long season that begun with the first official test back at the Malaysian circuit in February. Through the heat and humidity, Red Bull KTM Factory #racing Team worked hard for the mix of heavy braking zones and fast curves of the #sepang course and again hovered around their habitual position just outside the top ten of the premier class pack. Pol Espargaro managed to drop his best lap-time by over a second from Free Practice 1 to 3. Grey skies looked ominous for the qualification schedule earlier this morning. The riders enjoyed a dry FP4 and managed just half a lap of Q1 before the heavens opened and the circuit was flooded with excessive standing water. Red flags called the session to a halt as Bradley Smith and Espargaro immediately returned to pitlane. After a sizeable delay both Espargaro and Smith could squeeze in two short runs in the wet on their KTM RC16. Smith in particular was frustrated as a crash at Turn 11 ruined his chances of a Q2 slot and Espargaro opted for a Medium tyre choice that didn't quite pay off. Espargaro: “I’m not happy with the result. Last year here we went through to Q2. I had some good options in the dry and with the Soft tyre we found a good set-up, but then it rained! I decided to try the Medium rear and it was good in some areas whereas the Soft was good in others. I didn't get enough laps to make a good time with the Medium. Anyway, tomorrow hopefully it will be dry and if we make a good start then I think our race rhythm is not bad.” Smith: “A bit of a missed opportunity and those are the ones that hurt the most. If we had made it through to Q2 then I think the front few rows were possible and life might have been a lot easier for tomorrow. I feel I have the pace and FP4 was one of my better sessions in the dry. If it’s wet tomorrow then we’ll keep everything as it and hope for the best.”

Further information in the press release to download

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Miguel Oliveira KTM Moto2 Sepang International Circuit 2018-1

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Pol Espargaro Box Sepang International Circuit 2018

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Pol Espargaro KTM RC16 Sepang International Circuit 2018

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Pol Espargaro KTM RC16 Sepang International Circuit 2018-1

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Pol Espargaro KTM RC16 Sepang International Circuit 2018-3

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Brad Binder KTM Moto2 Sepang International Circuit 2018

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Bradley Smith KTM RC16 Sepang International Circuit 2018

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Bradley Smith KTM RC16 Sepang International Circuit 2018-1

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Bradley Smith KTM RC16 Sepang International Circuit 2018-2

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Bradley Smith KTM RC16 Sepang International Circuit 2018-3

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Darryn Binder Box Sepang International Circuit 2018

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Darryn Binder KTM RC250 GP Sepang International Circuit 2018

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Marco Bezzecchi KTM RC250 GP Sepang International Circuit 2018

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Marco Bezzecchi Parc Ferme Sepang International Circuit 2018

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Miguel Oliveira KTM Moto2 Sepang International Circuit 2018

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- Documents (1)

Press release

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