"The numerous crashes show that the conditions were not so easy – it was a fair bit colder than expected, though that will likely improve throughout the weekend. Still, the level was high today. The top-17 riders are within 0.9s, so even the smallest margin counts. Fabio did a great job today. He likes this circuit, and topping today's results is a nice confidence boost for tomorrow. Álex made good progress today too. He is understandably disappointed to miss out on Q2 by 0.055s, but he is in good shape to try again tomorrow in Q1. Assen always produces good entertainment, so we expect an exciting Sprint full of action."
"The numerous crashes show that the conditions were not so easy – it was a fair bit colder than expected, though that will likely improve throughout the weekend. Still, the level was high today. The top-17 riders are within 0.9s, so even the smallest margin counts. Fabio did a great job today. He likes this circuit, and topping today's results is a nice confidence boost for tomorrow. Álex made good progress today too. He is understandably disappointed to miss out on Q2 by 0.055s, but he is in good shape to try again tomorrow in Q1. Assen always produces good entertainment, so we expect an exciting Sprint full of action."