MotoGP Trial Jerez, Day 2: Honda plays with Nakagami and Lorenzo is fourth!

The revenge of the Honda arrived in the last part of the second day of the collective testing of MotoGP in Jerez de la Frontera, who actually sent the 2018 in the archives, the engines being extinguished until February, date to which they will return to the track. in Sepang.

The curious thing, however, is that at the top of the list there is not one of the highly anticipated Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo, but the Japanese Takaaki Nakagami, who confirmed that he immediately found a magical feeling with the RC213V in the 2018 version. (this year it ran with the 2017) which was made available by the LCR team.

With his 1 "37" 945, Nakagami signed the best performance of the two Andalusian days, beating for only 25 thousandths the current world champion Marc Marquez, who continues today the work of comparative tests with the 2019 bike. Apparently profitable, since in the final was the only one to fall below 1 "38" in addition to the Japanese.

At the HRC, however, it must be wagered that they are satisfied above all with the growth of Jorge Lorenzo. It is true that Jerez is one of his mainstays, but the Mallorcan does not seem to have put too much to be fast with the RC213V, with the Japanese company which immediately gave him a tank adapted to his ergonomic needs and to the fourth time, only 160 thousandths of the summit.

The intruder in the middle of the RC213V is Maverick Vinales. The Spaniard firmly held Yamaha's first place in the first four days of testing. It seems that Iwata House now has the obligation to choose its favorite engine, the one with more engine braking. The underlying problem of the M1, however, does not seem to have been completely solved: it is fast with new tires, but when the tire starts to fall, competition becomes more difficult.

In the top 10, there is also room for the other M1, but with the colors Petronas, entrusted to Franco Morbidelli. The Italian driver was just 52 thousandths slower than Vinales, but he mostly gave close to half a second to Valentino Rossi, who stayed in the top 10 with the eleventh time, Fabio Quartararo seemed to grow evident in these two days.

Until a few hours from the end, even that day seemed destined to victory for the Ducati, with the Desmosedici GP 2019 who had even taken the first three places before closing the work prematurely. Finally, they come back to fifth place with Danilo Petrucci, seventh with Jack Miller and eighth with Andrea Dovizioso.

"Petrux" today took the best ducatista palm and also tried the particular solution that led yesterday to the beginning Alvaro Bautista, or tail with wing profiles. On Miller's movement, there appeared rather a strange metal support connected to the oscillating arm, whose function is not very clear. Even if the positions are not really the best, it is not the case to make dramas, because the first eight are all locked in the space of 347 thousandths.

Indeed, there is another good news for the men of Borgo Panigale, that concerning the progress of Pecco Bagnaia, because today the world champion aligns his performance on those of the three official drivers, finishing ninth at only 41 thousandths. Vice World Champion Dovizioso, who had to face a hand a little painful after the fall of yesterday.

Back in Bautista, the Spaniard now replaces the tester Michele Pirro, who was working yesterday on the shoulder, and an optical sensor appeared on his Desmosedici GP which has aroused a lot of curiosity. In the final, he also remained motionless along the dry fuel circuit.

In the top 10, there is also room for Suzuki with Alex Rins, who is not far from the best, having closed at 577 thousandths of the top. His new teammate, Joan Mir, now has to settle for third place among the rookies, ranking only 14th, behind even a Tito Rabat who does not seem to be suffering too much from the right leg and who does not seem to suffer too much. has not yet recovered 100%.

You have to scroll down the rankings to 15th and then find the best of KTM, which is again Pol Espargaro's. The Spaniard has narrowed the gap to 1 "1, while the newcomer Johann Zarco, 19th on 1" 9, continues to struggle despite the fact that he began yesterday to understand at least the behavior of the RC16.

The Aprilia are even more detached, with Andrea Iannone 18th and Aleix Espargaro 20th. It must be said however that the two pilots were not in an optimal state: the Spaniard arrived today in Jerez after having been hospitalized for a gastroenteritis, while the pilot of Vasto had a leg ache after the bad fall he suffered yesterday. .