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| Much attention for Randy de Puniet |
Aleix Espargaro made it in the morning and Randy de Puniet in the afternoon: The Aspar rider ensured with top-6 placements for attention.
Aspar rider Randy de Puniet was able to enter on Friday in Valencia in the history books, even if the circumstances of the CR-driver played into their hands. Because with his fastest time after the training, he is the first CR-driver to achieve this. With changing conditions the Frenchman put back 26 laps and scored one 1.36.965, which could undercut any other driver.
"I am in the morning with the engine felt quite good, although the track was wet and I slid the rear wheel is a lot," he leads. "The bumps are not as bad as it could be run better. The afternoon we went out with slicks, we wanted to try a sense to develop for them. But it was not easy to see where the track was still wet, because the asphalt is very dark. Overall, Im satisfied and I am glad that I was the fastest. "
Teammate and direct rival in the championship, Aleix Espargaro came at the start of his home race in 15th place, but the morning he finished sixth. "Im very happy with the day, I felt good, especially on the wet track this morning. Our hard work has really paid off," beamed the Spaniard. "In the afternoon the track was wet and muddy, which we promised no results so we did not went out."
