Repsol Honda Team rider goes fastest on first day of practice at the German Grand Prix. Stefan Bradl, replacing Jorge Lorenzo, finishes fourteenth.
Marc Márquez led the way for practically all of FP1, finally placing second, 74 thousandths off Fabio Quartararo.
In FP2, Repsol Honda Team rider again set the early pace, and would end up clocking the fastest time of the day.
Stefan Bradl made progress throughout Friday. He was 17th in FP1, then set the 14th fastest lap of FP2, less than a second behind Márquez.
Marc Márquez | 1st 1’20.705
“We started today well, from the first run I felt good on the bike. Today we were able to try two different bikes to understand some things as well trying all the tyres available. It was a busy day but tomorrow we need to keep working even if we have the best pace now, but the others aren’t as far as it seems. We need to keep working in this way, analyse everything and shape our plan.”
Stefan Bradl | 14th 1’21.693
“It has been great to work with the Repsol Honda Team so far, the level of everyone is very high and we are able to all work efficiently and well today. I’m pleased with how we have started as we aren’t so far from the top guys and the times are very close so even a small gain can move you a lot on the time sheets. Tomorrow we will keep pushing and I think we can aim for the top ten.”
