Although Alvaro is still struggling with his shoulder injury, especially on the physically demanding 4,542m Assen circuit, he did improve both his bike’s setting and his lap-times during the session and is confident that the stronger he gets, the quicker he will get.
Today’s’ practice was held in dry and sunny conditions with air temperatures getting up to 27ºC, helping to generate more grip for both Rizla Suzuki riders as the track temperature rose to 44ºC. World Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo set the quickest time of the day.
Rizla Suzuki has one more practice session tomorrow morning, followed by qualifying in the afternoon. The 80th running of the Dutch TT takes place on Saturday 26th June at 14.00hrs local time (12.00hrs GMT).
Alvaro Bautista:
“We started with the same setting that we finished with at Silverstone to try and get more grip on the back and I think we still need to work quite hard because I don’t have a good feeling in the front, so we must improve on this. This track is harder and more demanding to ride than last week for my shoulder. I still need a more strength and I feel a bit more tired than I did in Silverstone. After some more practice – and with the bike getting better – It should be less effort to ride and I will be able to improve my times. We still have to work hard and do our best step-by-step.”
Paul Denning – Team Manager:
“Given how far away we were at Silverstone and the extreme difficulty faced that weekend, the first hour of running here at Assen has been a lot more positive. The lap-time and the consistency is a lot closer to the group from fifth to tenth position, which is where we believe Loris and the bike can be, as we strive to rebuild our season. We’ve had to take a different direction here, so the bike has at the moment, a different feeling for both riders. That being the case, we should be able to take some significant steps tomorrow and improve our potential. The feeling in the camp is certainly more positive than it was last weekend and we’re looking to get our season going here in Assen!”
Here’s the results in full…
Pos Nº Rider Bike Time Delay Laps km/h
1 99 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1’35.169 28 171.812
2 27 Casey Stoner Ducati 1’35.180 0.011 21 171.792
3 69 Nicky Hayden Ducati 1’35.686 0.517 28 170.883
4 5 Colin Edwards Yamaha 1’35.699 0.530 25 170.860
5 4 Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1’35.868 0.699 26 170.559
6 26 Daniel Pedrosa Honda 1’35.922 0.753 24 170.463
7 41 Aleix Espargaró Ducati 1’35.927 0.758 24 170.454
8 11 Ben Spies Yamaha 1’35.942 0.773 29 170.427
9 58 Marco Simoncelli Honda 1’36.002 0.833 26 170.321
10 33 Marco Melandri Honda 1’36.269 1.100 25 169.849
11 14 Randy de Puniet Honda 1’36.294 1.125 29 169.804
12 40 Héctor Barberá Ducati 1’36.735 1.566 26 169.030
13 65 Loris Capirossi Suzuki 1’36.786 1.617 27 168.941
14 36 Mika Kallio Ducati 1’37.261 2.092 30 168.116
15 19 Alvaro Bautista Suzuki 1’37.384 2.215 25 167.904
16 64 Kousuke Akiyoshi Honda 1’41.332 6.163 18 161.362
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