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maggio 23, 2016 - Yamaha Racing

MotoGP: Lorenzo and Rossi Take Second and Sixth in Mixed Tuscan Free Practice

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Despite not setting a time in a damp morning session due to tricky track conditions, Movistar #yamaha MotoGP's #jorgelorenzo and #valentinorossi made a strong start to the Gran Premio d'Italia weekend. Eager to impress at their team's first home Grand Prix of the season, the teammates pushed hard in the afternoon to make up for lost time in the morning and secured second and sixth in the combined session times.

Movistar #yamaha MotoGP's #jorgelorenzo and #valentinorossi enjoyed their first day at the 'Autodromo del Mugello' track in the Tuscan sunshine in the afternoon and set some competitive lap times when the sun came out in the afternoon.

Lorenzo decided not to take any risks and remained seated in the #yamaha Factory #racing team's pit box during the FP1 session. What he missed in action in the morning, he made up for in the afternoon. The current leader of the championship made clear how much he loves the #mugello circuit, by setting multiple fast laps and challenging at the top of the standings throughout the FP2 session. He wrapped up the day in second place with a best lap of 1'48.157s, 0.461s from first.

Teammate Rossi had been looking forward to entertaining his home fans so much that not even the rainy weather conditions could stop him in the morning. He cleverly used the 45-minutes of free practice time to do eight practice starts from pit lane. However, as he immediately returned to the pits after each attempt, he did not set a time for the morning classification.

In the afternoon, the Doctor was able to start working on his settings. He worked on improving the balance of the bike and bettering his setting to suit the last sector of the demanding #mugello circuit. He set a best time of 1'48.340 and ended the day in sixth place, 0.644s from the front.