Márquez and Bradl set sights on Brno race

The Repsol Honda Team riders will start from Row 7 for the third round of the season.

Álex Márquez set his best time of the weekend in FP3, with a 1:57.355,  but missed out on replicating it in Q1 by only 3 tenths of a second.

The Spanish rider will start from 21st on the grid at the Czech Grand Prix.

Stefan Bradl lowered his best time from yesterday by almost a second thanks to a 1:57.509 lap.

The German will start tomorrow’s race from 20th. The contest gets underway at 2pm local time.

Álex Márquez

“It was a tough day today when we look at the final position. I still need to work on getting the most out of the new tyre. Quali was a negative, but in FP4, apart from the crash, it wasn’t such a bad session and all weekend our pace has been OK. I know starting from the back will make it difficult tomorrow but I am feeling positive and it will be long race so pace will be important. We still need to define our tyre choice, but I think with our race pace we can make up some positions and certainly we will learn a lot.”

Stefan Bradl

“Today the feeling was coming better on the bike and still we are improving with each lap. We still are searching for some grip around the circuit, but I think many other riders are also working on this area. It’s been a busy day, trying settings and working with HRC so we have not been able to fully concentrate on our one lap speed for Qualifying. Tomorrow’s race will help us a lot and I think it will be the most beneficial time for me to learn and understand the bike more. Let’s see what happens, it will be a long race.”