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aprile 13, 2019 - Yamaha Racing

Moto GP Yamaha - Positive start in Austin with Top 10 for Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Quartararo

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The #motogp World Championship season reaches Round three this weekend, with the Americas GP. Just as they did two weeks ago in Argentina, the PETRONAS Yamaha SRT riders were both inside the Top 10 on Friday, keeping up their impressive form at the start of the campaign and putting them in a good spot, should conditions be wet on Saturday.

In FP1, #fabioquartararo quickly adapted to the demanding #circuitoftheamericas - the scene of his first GP podium, in Moto3. The Frenchman finished seventh in FP1, stopping the clock with a 2:06.332. Teammate #francomorbidelli was eleventh in the first session of the weekend, with a best time of 2:06.729.

Hours later, the track conditions improved considerably and both riders were able to lower their times. With the threat of rain a strong possibility for Saturday, the #motogp field treated FP2 as their last chance to get into Q2. Both PETRONAS Yamaha SRT riders succesfully achieved that goal: Morbidelli finished in eighth position with his 2:04.548 time, set on the last of 15 laps. Just behind the Italian was his teammate, who was ninth with a 2:04.589 and completed 16 laps during FP2.

The action at the #circuitoftheamericas will continue tomorrow with FP3 and FP4, just before Q1 at 2:10pm and Q2 at 2:35pm.

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