Dopo i due punti conquistati la scorsa domenica, il team MV Agusta Forward Racing torna sul circuito dedicato a Marco Simoncelli per la prima giornata del GP dell’Emilia Romagna e della Riviera di Rimini. Come accaduto settimana scorsa, venerdì dedicato alla ricerca del passo gara e a trovare l’assetto giusto in vista della corsa. Stefano Manzi migliora il suo crono nelle FP2 rispetto alla mattina, registrando il suo best lap in 1’37.109. Lavoro di oggi improntato a presentarsi ancora più veloci nelle FP3, con obiettivo la qualifica diretta in Q2. Pomeriggio di rodaggio anche per Simone Corsi: il pilota delle Fiamme Oro, dopo essere tornato a punti cinque giorni fa, chiude a meno di 7 centesimi dal compagno di box; 23° tempo nella combinata ma con ampi margini di miglioramento. Ora il team analizzerà i dati raccolti oggi e cercherà il time attack a partire dalla prossima, e ultima, sessione di libere. Il secondo sabato consecutivo a Misano si aprirà alle 10:55 con le FP3, con la Q1 prevista alle 15:10; a seguire, la Q2 dalle 15:35.

EMILIA ROMAGNA GP – THE TEAM WORKED ON THE SET UP IN THE FIRST FREE PRACTICE SESSIONS

After 2 points scored last Sunday, MV Agusta Forward Racing team is back in the circuit dedicated to the memory of Marco Simoncelli for day 1 of Emilia Romagna and Riviera di Rimini GP. As happened last week, Friday spent on the research of the pace and the right set up for the race. Stefano Manzi improved his morning crono in the FP2, running his best lap in 1’37.109. Today’s work was imprinted on going faster in FP3, setting the goal on a direct qualification through Q2. hard working in afternoon for Simone Corsi too, too: the Fiamme Oro standard-bearer, after coming back inside the points five days ago, ended less than 7 hundreds of a second from his box partner in the combined; 23rd position with good rooms for improvement. Now the team will analyse all the data and will seek the time attack since the next, and last, free practice session. The 2nd straight Saturday in Misano starts at 10:55 AM with FP3, Q1 at 3:10 PM and, following, Q2 at 3:35 PM.

«Considering that was the second weekend in this track, I hoped in a better start. We had some issue, but with the team I’m working in order to fix them and improve. Tomorrow we’d like to fill the gap from the top and be faster. Tomorrow evening we’ll have many more inputs to prepare a good race, for sure».

«We didn’t make too many changes since the last weekend, at the end of the day the bike is very akin. Initially, we were seeking for new solutions, but then we returned working on the race base. We can do better, the gap from the top position in still near 1 second. Tomorrow we’ll try to low it down at half second, at least. But we’ll work this evening too, in order to go faster in Saturday’s qualifying sessions».

«As we already did in the second weekend in Austria, we dedicated our Friday to evaluate new solutions with both riders. It is very tricky to find time to run tests this season, so we have to decide which sessions we can “sacrifice”; today is one of those day. That’s the reason why we are slightly behind the top. We’re trying to solve every issue we are facing, especially in the T3. Now we’ll prepare a plan for tomorrow morning, we’ll try to reduce the gap from the top positions».