The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team got straight to work on the Grand Prix of Portugal Friday. Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins used FP1 and most of the Practice to prepare for a tense shoot-out. They ended the afternoon session in 13th and 18th place respectively and will take part in tomorrow's Q1.
Quartararo finished FP1 in P11 and was keen to push in the afternoon session. When the Practice got underway, the Frenchman showed he meant business by featuring inside the top 10 until the final 20 minutes. However, crucially, some light rain started to fall just when El Diablo was due to begin his time attack, making it more challenging to find the limit on his hot laps. Quartararo was 13th at the time and had to push. He set a 1'38.717s, which temporarily had him rank fourth, but with 6 minutes left, he was nudged outside the top 10. Though he responded by clocking a 1'38.598s on lap 21/23, he ended up in 13th place in the Practice timesheets, 0.624s from first.
Rins wrapped up FP1 in P16 and was keen to make further steps in the afternoon. The Spaniard worked diligently during the 60-minute Practice and showed his fondness of the Portimão track. He climbed up to 11th, but with 16 minutes to go, spots of rains started to fall, making track conditions more difficult to assess during the time attacks. The number-42 rider put in several more attempts, but he wasn't able to get into the 1'38s. His 1'39.070s, set on lap 15/23, put him in 18th place in the Practice results, 1.096s from the top.
The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team will be back in action tomorrow for the Saturday MotoGP sessions: FP2 will be held from 10:10-10:40 GMT+0, followed by the qualifying sessions from 10:50-11:30, and the 12-lap Sprint, which starts at 15:00.
The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team got straight to work on the Grand Prix of Portugal Friday. Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins used FP1 and most of the Practice to prepare for a tense shoot-out. They ended the afternoon session in 13th and 18th place respectively and will take part in tomorrow's Q1.
Quartararo finished FP1 in P11 and was keen to push in the afternoon session. When the Practice got underway, the Frenchman showed he meant business by featuring inside the top 10 until the final 20 minutes. However, crucially, some light rain started to fall just when El Diablo was due to begin his time attack, making it more challenging to find the limit on his hot laps. Quartararo was 13th at the time and had to push. He set a 1'38.717s, which temporarily had him rank fourth, but with 6 minutes left, he was nudged outside the top 10. Though he responded by clocking a 1'38.598s on lap 21/23, he ended up in 13th place in the Practice timesheets, 0.624s from first.
Rins wrapped up FP1 in P16 and was keen to make further steps in the afternoon. The Spaniard worked diligently during the 60-minute Practice and showed his fondness of the Portimão track. He climbed up to 11th, but with 16 minutes to go, spots of rains started to fall, making track conditions more difficult to assess during the time attacks. The number-42 rider put in several more attempts, but he wasn't able to get into the 1'38s. His 1'39.070s, set on lap 15/23, put him in 18th place in the Practice results, 1.096s from the top.
The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team will be back in action tomorrow for the Saturday MotoGP sessions: FP2 will be held from 10:10-10:40 GMT+0, followed by the qualifying sessions from 10:50-11:30, and the 12-lap Sprint, which starts at 15:00.