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00:18A loud and proud home crowd,
00:20welcome to MotoGP to Le Mans for the 39th time
00:22as the historic Bugatti circuit in Northwest France.
00:24It's round five in 2026.
00:26Racing has taken place in this part of France
00:28for over 100 years and over 100.
00:29100,000 fans are expected for Sunday's Grand Prix.
00:33Strap yourselves in for a sensational sprint Saturday.
00:36It's time for MotoGP.
00:45So the Bugatti circuit just on the outskirts
00:48of the picturesque downtown Le Mans.
00:51200 kilometers southwest of Paris,
00:534.19 kilometers in length, 2.6 miles.
00:57It's challenging, it's tight, but very demanding,
01:00particularly on the brakes.
01:02Into turns one, into turn eight,
01:05and into these final couple of corners.
01:07Sector one starts with the super scary
01:09six-gear right-hander of turn one.
01:12La Chapelle.
01:13There was drama late on in practice yesterday
01:15after Pekka Banyaya crashed his factory Ducati.
01:17And that brought out the yellow flags,
01:19which surely's teammate Mark Marquez
01:21dumped into our opening 15-minute qualifying session
01:24coming up later on this morning.
01:37Good morning, and welcome to what is once again,
01:41I'm so happy to say this,
01:42a beautiful morning here at Le Mans.
01:45Not a cloud in the sky.
01:47Blue skies then,
01:49as we kick off our Monday GP coverage
01:51of Sprint Saturday No. 5 of 22
01:54in the 2026 MotoGP World Championship.
01:58And what a start we had to this Michelin Grand Prix of France
02:02here yesterday under some glorious sunshine.
02:05That's the home crowd,
02:07a massive home crowd,
02:08a record Friday crowd in MotoGP.
02:12Just shy of 80,000 fans
02:15were packed into this Bugatti circuit.
02:17And most of them went home last night
02:19to their hotels and campsites
02:21in bullish mood
02:22because it was the home crowd hero,
02:24Joan Zarco.
02:262025 French Grand Prix winner.
02:28Who will ever forget the dramatic race
02:30that he won here
02:31in a flag-to-flag battle 12 months ago.
02:34Well, Joan Zarco picking up where he left off
02:36in 2025
02:37because he was the fastest rider here
02:39in Le Mans yesterday.
02:41A 1.29.907
02:44saw Zarco sail
02:45into the Q2 session
02:47coming up later on this morning.
02:49Can he make it,
02:50his first Le Mans pole since 2018?
02:52And we're going to get back-to-back French riders
02:54on pole position here in Le Mans
02:56after those fans witnessed
02:57Fabio Quattararo
02:58produce some magic 12 months ago
03:01on Saturday morning.
03:02Fabio de Gian Antonio,
03:04Pekka Bagnaya,
03:05Alex Marquez,
03:05our most recent winner in Jerez,
03:07Joan Mir,
03:08Jorge Martin,
03:09team world championship leader
03:10Marco Betsecki,
03:11Alex Rins impressing on the factory,
03:13Yamaha in eighth,
03:14Ayagura
03:15and Pedro Acosta.
03:17Those are your 10 riders
03:18who've already booked their places
03:20in Q2
03:21coming up later on this morning.
03:23So under
03:24blazing sunshine
03:26and with pressure
03:27on the shoulders
03:28of Joan Zarco
03:29and Fabio Quattararo
03:30as they get massive
03:32home crowd support
03:33here in Le Mans.
03:34Talking through all of this morning's
03:35FP2 action
03:36and through both
03:37of our 15-minute
03:38qualifying sessions
03:40which will produce drama
03:41as always
03:42is Matt Burt
03:42and Lewis Sotheby
03:43in the country box.
03:44Jack Appleyard
03:45is down in pit lane.
03:48Joan Zarco,
03:49Lewis,
03:49pre-weekend
03:50was saying
03:50maybe his best chance
03:52of a repeat
03:53of his 2025 glory
03:54in Le Mans
03:55was going to be more rain
03:56but in the dry
03:57yesterday
03:58it was the ultimate
03:59flying Frenchman
04:01Joan Zarco
04:02P1
04:02the French fans
04:03already delirious.
04:05Well it worked for Alex Marquez
04:06in HREF didn't it
04:07talking his chances down
04:08going into the weekend
04:09he then went on to dominate
04:10that weekend.
04:11Joan Zarco though
04:12with a 1.29.907
04:14quickest yesterday afternoon
04:16quickest in the dry
04:18and it doesn't look like
04:19he's going to be
04:20shaking off easily.
04:21That's what you can see
04:22on screen
04:23in the sprint era
04:24in MotoGP
04:25is the closest ever
04:26top 10
04:27less than 3 tenths
04:29of a second
04:29covered a lot of them
04:30with Zarco leading
04:31to Gian Antonio
04:32Bagnaya as Matt mentioned
04:34with his crash in third
04:35which certainly affected
04:36his teammate
04:36Mark Marquez.
04:38Factory Honda team
04:39Honda HRC Castrol
04:41well they have one
04:41rider through the Q2
04:42Juan Mir in fifth
04:44Luca Marini
04:45was down in 16th place
04:46but only a quarter
04:47of a second away
04:47from the top 10
04:49the Hondas
04:49looking very competitive
04:51so far at Le Mans
04:52let's get a word
04:52from Alberto Pujus
04:53down in pit lane
04:54in the chat.
04:55Yeah good morning
04:55to everybody
04:56good morning to Alberto
04:57what a great opening day
04:58to the French Grand Prix
04:59it was
04:59Hondas topping both
05:01sessions on a Friday
05:02for the first time
05:03since 2022
05:05of course
05:06Joan fastest yesterday
05:07to keep the home
05:07fans happy
05:08but Joan Mir
05:09looking pretty strong
05:10as well
05:10I imagine
05:11you were pretty happy
05:12with what you saw
05:12yesterday Alberto
05:13so well yes
05:15frankly speaking
05:16it was a good day
05:17I mean we know
05:18Johan here
05:19his level is
05:20really high
05:21I mean he's really
05:23motivated
05:23but also he's fast
05:24because if not
05:25the lap time
05:26is not coming
05:27and also
05:28Joan did a good
05:29pace
05:30a good lap time
05:30and I mean
05:33I think
05:33we have to be happy
05:35with yesterday
05:35performance of the bike
05:36and the riders
05:37and let's see today
05:39because today
05:39it will be more difficult
05:41and tomorrow
05:41it will be even
05:42more difficult
05:43but the starting point
05:44as you say
05:45was good
05:45and let's see now
05:46how they can qualify
05:47and you go from there
05:49I think it's clear
05:50Honda have taken
05:50another step this season
05:52but the time sheets
05:52yesterday were
05:53as positive
05:54as they have been
05:55all year
05:56have you got an
05:56understanding
05:57of what it was
05:58that allowed the Hondas
05:59to be as competitive
06:00as they were yesterday
06:02well it's
06:03it's not a click
06:05you know
06:05we've been working
06:07for many times
06:08many years
06:08and now we get
06:10to a base
06:11bike that
06:12we could say
06:13that is working
06:14of course
06:15we have some
06:16still missing points
06:18in the bike
06:19but we improved
06:20the bike from last year
06:21let's say
06:22our areas a little bit
06:24but
06:25yeah I mean
06:26as you know
06:27everybody is thinking
06:28in the next year
06:29the new bike
06:30so
06:32what we have
06:33is what we have now
06:34and I mean
06:35the riders know
06:35and we will
06:36they will try to do
06:37maximum with what we have
06:39and yeah
06:40let's see
06:41whilst we have you
06:43first opportunity
06:43to chat this year
06:44so let's just cover off
06:45a couple of the
06:46talking points
06:47in the news
06:48I spoke with
06:48Gunter Steiner
06:49yesterday
06:49he admitted
06:51they are in talks
06:52with other manufacturers
06:53about potentially
06:54moving from KTM
06:55I think it's widely known
06:56that manufacturer
06:57is Honda
06:59how important
07:00would it be
07:01for Honda
07:01to have six bikes
07:03on the grid
07:03next year
07:04and more importantly
07:05do you think
07:06you can make it happen
07:07well this is
07:08something that it's not
07:11it's complicated
07:12at this moment
07:12I mean
07:14normally
07:14to have six bikes
07:15is good
07:16because you have
07:17more possibilities
07:18but I cannot tell you
07:20much about this matter
07:21because this is
07:23something that it's not
07:24on the table
07:26right now
07:27I mean
07:28there are some talks
07:29going on
07:30but I cannot confirm
07:31anything
07:32because
07:33I'm not the guy
07:34taking care of this
07:35so I would never
07:36talk about something
07:37I'm not dealing with
07:38and just finally
07:39a lot of talk
07:39that next year
07:40Honda potentially
07:41could have a bit
07:41of a dream team
07:42in Fabio Cuartararo
07:43and David Alonso
07:45I've asked you
07:45about Fabio before
07:46in terms of David Alonso
07:48is he someone
07:49that you would regard
07:50as one of those
07:50special talents
07:51that only come along
07:53every few years
07:54well there's a lot
07:55of good guys
07:56in Moto2
07:56I mean
07:57every year
07:57you can see guys
07:59showing up
08:01that did
08:02fantastic job
08:03I mean
08:04Moreira
08:04Ogura
08:05they step up
08:06and they go good
08:07Alonso is one of the guys
08:08that is doing good
08:10and like other guys
08:11in the class
08:11so I mean
08:12there's a bunch of
08:13four or five riders
08:14in Moto2
08:15that are really
08:16that could have the chance
08:17to step up
08:18but let's see
08:19let's wait
08:19thanks Alberto
08:20have a good day
08:21thank you very much
08:22thanks Jack
08:23thanks to Honda boss
08:24Alberto Puig
08:25well we know
08:26what Fominaldeguer
08:27is going to be doing
08:27in his motorhome later
08:28and he's going to be
08:28playing the new
08:29MotoGP 26 game
08:31which is out now
08:32for MotoGP fans
08:33all around the world
08:35looking forward
08:36to getting hold
08:36of a coffee
08:37of that myself
08:37when I get back home
08:39trying to challenge
08:40with my son
08:40to see who can get
08:41around the
08:41soon as soon as
08:42the most of the fastest
08:43not the best of Fridays
08:44we have to say
08:45as far as
08:46Fominaldeguer
08:46is concerned
08:47a double podium
08:48here last year
08:49in the sprint
08:49and the Grand Prix
08:51his worst ever Friday
08:52in MotoGP
08:54Aldeguer
08:54down in 21st place
08:56at the end of play
08:57a contributing factor
08:58to that crash
08:59he had there
08:59going into the chicane
09:00turn 3 and 4
09:02first time
09:03he's finished
09:04for Friday
09:04out of the top 20
09:05Aldeguer
09:06he'll be in Q1
09:07coming up shortly
09:09and of course
09:09we saw it on screen
09:10while we were listening
09:11to Jack talking
09:11to Alberto Puig
09:13a very dramatic end
09:14to practice yesterday
09:15Lewis for the
09:15factory Ducati team
09:17Peco Bagnaia
09:18safely through
09:19in the Q2
09:19in 3rd place
09:20when he crashed
09:21at turn 6
09:21at La Chapelle
09:22the yellow flags
09:23which came out
09:23for the Italians
09:25crash
09:25proved very costly
09:26for his team mate
09:28Mark Marquez
09:28who experienced
09:29a pretty average Friday
09:31Mark finishing
09:3213th on the standings
09:33his lowest Friday
09:34since the Saxon ring
09:36in 2024
09:37the last time
09:38Mark was low
09:38on a Friday
09:39he got to go all the way
09:39back to Sepang
09:402023
09:41when he was on a Honda
09:42but we have to say
09:44he was likely
09:45to get himself
09:46into that top 10
09:48apart from those
09:49yellow flags
09:50but he has not
09:51got the speed
09:52Mark did say
09:53he said
09:53yeah I might have
09:54got through
09:54but I was no quicker
09:56than sort of that group
09:565th to 10th
09:57which is rather worrying
09:58no I'm not
09:59massively convinced
10:00he would have got through
10:01personally
10:01it would have certainly
10:02been very very close
10:033 tenths of a second
10:04cup the entire top 10
10:05for which Mark Marquez
10:07was trying to
10:07sneak himself
10:09into that particular group
10:10but the fact
10:11that it all came down
10:11to that last lap
10:12the fact that he was
10:13leaving it
10:13until the dying seconds
10:15of practice
10:15in the afternoon
10:16indicates that
10:17Mark Marquez
10:17is still not operating
10:18at the peak
10:19of his powers
10:21whether that's
10:22physical
10:22he said on the eve
10:23of the Spanish Grand Prix
10:24that he was 100%
10:25or near enough
10:27100%
10:27so he wasn't going to
10:28use that as any kind
10:29of excuse
10:29and of course
10:30you saw a Ducati
10:32the same Ducati
10:33that Mark Marquez
10:33is riding
10:34although of course
10:35there have been
10:35some variations
10:35in aero setups
10:36on those bikes
10:37already this weekend
10:39it won the race
10:40in the form
10:40of his younger brother
10:41Alex Marquez
10:41back at the Spanish
10:42Grand Prix
10:43so Mark
10:44who did admit
10:45he had a little
10:46lack of front feeling
10:47yesterday
10:49has to find
10:50I guess
10:50a step forward in performance
10:52just to get into qualifying 2
10:53you'd expect him
10:54on reputation
10:55and on general performance
10:56to get himself through
10:57to qualifying 2
10:58but when
10:59you've got the likes
10:59of Aenea Bastionini
11:00in that session
11:01who had nearly made
11:02Q2
11:03we've got Brad Binder
11:04Ralph Fernandez
11:05who's come through Q1 already
11:06on a couple of occasions
11:07this season
11:07on the track house
11:08of Brunia
11:08and Luca Marini
11:09on what we know
11:10is a very fast Honda
11:12Mark Marquez
11:13will not just cruise
11:14through that Q1 session
11:15he's going to have
11:16to work for it
11:16as always
11:17the 93
11:18being brutally honest
11:19making no excuses
11:20whatsoever
11:21he says
11:21quite simply
11:22I just don't have the speed
11:23not fast enough
11:24at the moment
11:25on the Ducati
11:26GP26
11:27he did say
11:28missing that front feeling
11:29which has kind of
11:31been a bugbear
11:31that he's had
11:32throughout winter testing
11:34and the early part
11:34of the 2026 campaign
11:36and we know
11:36that Mark
11:37is a rider
11:38that really does
11:39push and abuse
11:41the Michelin front tyre
11:42and if he's lacking trust
11:43if he's lacking
11:44a bit of confidence
11:44in the front end
11:46it really does take
11:47a sort of
11:48key weapon
11:48out of his arsenal
11:49away from
11:50Mark Marquez
11:51doesn't he
11:51he did win the sprint
11:52here in Le Mans
11:53last year
11:54and you can never
11:55discount the seven times
11:56world champion
11:57can you
11:58as Joan Zark
11:59well at the moment
12:00it looks like
12:01whether it's rain
12:02or shine
12:02in Le Mans
12:03the Frenchman
12:04is going to be
12:05putting up a strong
12:05fight for back-to-back
12:06wins here
12:07in France
12:08we just saw
12:09his compatriot
12:09Fabio Quattararo
12:10departing pit lane
12:11of course
12:12it was this time
12:13one year ago
12:13where Fabio
12:14produced one of
12:15his all-time
12:15magic
12:16one laps
12:17to take pole position
12:17here in France
12:18his third
12:19mother GP pole position
12:20in front of his
12:21home crowd
12:22a big ask
12:22for him
12:23to repeat
12:24that brilliance
12:24here this morning
12:25with Fabio
12:26down in 17th
12:27yesterday
12:28one of the
12:29laps of the
12:30weekend so far
12:31one of the star
12:31performers of
12:32Friday without any
12:33question
12:34Lewis
12:34with the rider
12:35on screens
12:35Alex Rins
12:36ain't the fastest
12:37awesome job
12:39yeah it was the turn
12:39of Quattararo's
12:40team-mate to
12:41make some headlines
12:42yesterday
12:42of course
12:43you do have to
12:44factor in the fact
12:45that he was following
12:46Jorge MartĂn
12:47on board the
12:47factory
12:48Aprilia
12:48but
12:48it's all well and
12:50good getting up
12:50behind someone
12:51but it's down to
12:52Alex Rins
12:53to do the lap
12:53himself
12:54we've seen
12:55Yamaha struggle
12:56to keep up
12:56with the
12:56prettiest
12:57all through
12:582026
12:58so for Alex Rins
12:59to do that
12:59lap
13:00a 130
13:01195
13:02was an
13:02extraordinary
13:03effort
13:03and if he
13:04could get
13:04himself
13:04any higher
13:05than the
13:05fourth road
13:05the grid
13:06here
13:06this morning
13:07and qualify
13:07then he's
13:08done an
13:08incredible
13:09job
13:09and demonstrating
13:10as he
13:10mentioned
13:11to our
13:11colleague
13:12yesterday
13:12that he
13:13does still
13:13have plenty
13:14to offer
13:15on a
13:15MotoGP
13:16bike
13:16best Friday
13:17since
13:18Philip Island
13:18last year
13:19for the
13:2030-year-old
13:20Spaniard
13:20first time
13:21he's gone
13:21directed to
13:22Q2
13:22since the
13:23Malaysian
13:23Grand Prix
13:24in Sepang
13:25the
13:26brilliant
13:26great season
13:27continues
13:28on the
13:29three riders
13:30Ayagura
13:31to go directly
13:31to Q2
13:32at every
13:32Grand Prix
13:32so far
13:33this season
13:33alongside
13:34Alex Marquez
13:35and Jorge
13:36Martin
13:36Alex Marquez
13:38his Q2
13:38record is
13:39sensational
13:39I think
13:40Alex was
13:40the only
13:40rider
13:41last season
13:42that was
13:42in every
13:43single
13:43Q2
13:44session
13:44and he's
13:45pretty buoyant
13:46himself
13:46the
13:46number 73
13:47having won
13:48NRF
13:49last weekend
13:50big weakness
13:51for Alex
13:51as well
13:52of course
13:52we go to
13:52Barcelona
13:53next weekend
13:53where he
13:54should have
13:54really done
13:55the sprint
13:55and the
13:55Grand Prix
13:56double
13:5612 months
13:57ago
13:59amazing isn't
14:00it
14:00after just
14:00five Grand
14:01Pris
14:01or five
14:01Fridays
14:02only three
14:03riders
14:03have made
14:04their way
14:04automatically
14:05through the
14:05Q2
14:06at every
14:06Grand
14:06because
14:07we saw
14:07Pacecki
14:08and
14:08Dijan
14:09Antonio
14:09both
14:10have to
14:10go to
14:10Q1
14:11back in
14:11Brazil
14:11although
14:12they
14:12both
14:12did
14:12go
14:12to
14:12qualify
14:13on
14:13the
14:14front row
14:14of the
14:14grid
14:14in
14:15fairness
14:15Bunyai
14:16he's been
14:17in Q1
14:17in the
14:18first round
14:18of the
14:18season
14:18in
14:19Buriram
14:20and
14:20he
14:20currently
14:21leads
14:21this
14:21session
14:22and
14:22he
14:22avoided
14:23the
14:23pitfall
14:23of
14:23qualifying
14:24one
14:25yesterday
14:25by
14:25taking
14:25third
14:26place
14:26and
14:27yeah
14:27it
14:50hands
14:50the
14:51more than
14:51capable
14:51hands
14:52of
14:52Jonas
14:52Folger
14:53who
14:54this
14:54weekend
14:55is
14:55stepping
14:55in
14:56for
14:56the
14:56injured
14:57Spaniard
14:58Maverick
14:58Vinales
14:58Jack
14:59spoke
14:59to
14:59Gunther
14:59Steiner
15:00Tech
15:003
15:00boss
15:01yesterday
15:01no
15:02guarantee
15:02that
15:03Maverick
15:03Vinales
15:04is going
15:04to be
15:04back
15:04on
15:04home
15:05turf
15:05in
15:05Barcelona
15:05next
15:06weekend
15:07the
15:07message
15:07loud
15:08and
15:08clear
15:08to
15:09Vinales
15:09from
15:10the
15:10Tech
15:103
15:10team
15:11only
15:11come
15:12back
15:12when
15:12you
15:12are
15:12100%
15:13fully
15:14fit
15:14so
15:14more than
15:15likely
15:15it
15:16seems
15:16end
15:16of
15:16May
15:17the
15:17Italian
15:18Grand
15:18Prix
15:18in
15:18Mugello
15:18as
15:19when
15:19we'll
15:19see
15:19Vinales
15:20back
15:20in
15:21action
15:21Folger
15:21doing
15:21some
15:22respectable
15:22mid
15:231.32
15:24yesterday
15:24and
15:252.5
15:26seconds
15:26back
15:26of
15:26Johan
15:27Zarka
15:28we're
15:28looking
15:28at
15:28the
15:28Frenchman
15:29right
15:29now
15:29let's
15:29go
15:29back
15:29down
15:29to
15:30Jack
15:30for
15:30a bit
15:30of
15:30a
15:30Ducati
15:31update
15:31in
15:32pink
15:32lane
15:32Jack
15:32yeah
15:33just
15:33to
15:33cover
15:33off
15:34what
15:34Luis
15:34was
15:34saying
15:34we
15:35spoke
15:35at
15:35length
15:35yesterday
15:36about
15:36the
15:36new
15:36aerodynamic
15:37items
15:37that
15:38the
15:38cat
15:38he
15:38had
15:38introduced
15:38well
15:39it's
15:40changed
15:41ever so
15:41slightly
15:42this
15:42morning
15:42and the
15:42fact
15:42that
15:43Alex
15:43Marquez
15:43is running
15:44with the
15:44new
15:442026
15:45items
15:46on both
15:46bikes
15:46Mark
15:47Marquez
15:47on his
15:48new
15:482026
15:49items
15:50but then
15:50it gets
15:51interesting
15:51with
15:51Peco
15:52Bagnaya
15:52having
15:53one of
15:53his
15:53old
15:53one
15:54one
15:54of
15:54his
15:54new
15:54one
15:55as
15:55he
15:55continues
15:55to try
15:56and
15:57dial
15:57it
15:57in
15:57the
15:58most
15:58interesting
15:58one
15:59quite
15:59similar
15:59to
15:59what
16:00we
16:00saw
16:00at
16:00Horef
16:01is
16:01Fabio
16:01Gidin
16:02Antonio
16:02having
16:03tried
16:03it
16:03and
16:03done
16:04his
16:04fastest
16:04lap
16:04yesterday
16:05on
16:05the
16:06new
16:06aerodynamic
16:06items
16:07has
16:08now
16:08reverted
16:08back
16:08to
16:09the
16:09one
16:09that
16:09he
16:09started
16:10the
16:10season
16:10with
16:11and
16:11has
16:11benched
16:12it
16:12on
16:12both
16:12motorcycles
16:13we
16:14spoke
16:15about
16:15it
16:15once
16:17again
16:18that
16:18Gidja
16:19an
16:19incredibly
16:20sensitive
16:21rider
16:21and
16:21given
16:22the
16:22feeling
16:22given
16:23the
16:23pace
16:23that
16:24he
16:24was
16:24able
16:24to
16:24put
16:24down
16:25both
16:25yesterday
16:26morning
16:26and
16:26yesterday
16:26afternoon
16:27he
16:27feels
16:28there
16:28is
16:28a
16:28big
16:29opportunity
16:29on
16:30offer
16:30both
16:31today
16:31and
16:31tomorrow
16:32and
16:32I
16:32imagine
16:33that
16:33he
16:33would
16:34quite
16:34like
16:34to
16:34focus
16:35on
16:35his
16:36job
16:36rather
16:37than
16:37trying
16:37to
16:37dial
16:38in
16:38the
16:38zero
16:39items
16:39to
16:40try
16:40and
16:40get
16:40to
16:40the
16:41feeling
16:41that
16:41he
16:41already
16:41has
16:42with
16:42the
16:42one
16:42that
16:42he
16:42started
16:43the
16:43year
16:43on
16:43so
16:44again
16:44Dijja
16:45just
16:45showing
16:45that
16:45sensitivity
16:46that
16:47he's
16:54Gian Antonio
16:55going into
16:55this
16:56afternoon's
16:5613-lap
16:57sprint
16:57as they
16:58lead
16:58the
16:58catty
16:59rider
16:59in
16:59the
16:59world
16:59champion
17:00he's
17:00been
17:00rapid
17:00out
17:00the
17:00gate
17:01all
17:01season
17:02so
17:02far
17:02hasn't he
17:03the 27
17:03year old
17:03Italian
17:04he's
17:04been
17:04top
17:04three
17:05in
17:05four
17:06of
17:06our
17:06opening
17:06five
17:07Fridays
17:07this
17:08season
17:08and
17:09the
17:09French
17:09fans
17:09are
17:09going
17:10to
17:10be
17:10liking
17:10what
17:10they're
17:10seeing
17:11right
17:11now
17:11aren't
17:11they
17:11Fabio
17:12Quattara
17:12already
17:13leads
17:13this
17:14morning's
17:14FP2
17:14session
17:15on
17:24two
17:24tenths
17:25outside
17:25of
17:25his
17:26best
17:26time
17:26on
17:26the
17:27whole
17:27of
17:27Friday
17:28here
17:28yesterday
17:28so
17:29a
17:29Frenchman
17:29led
17:29the
17:30way
17:30at
17:30the
17:30end
17:30of
17:30play
17:30on
17:30Friday
17:31and
17:32a
17:32Frenchman
17:32lead
17:32so
17:33far
17:33this
17:33morning
17:34on
17:34Saturday
17:34is there
17:35something
17:35in
17:35the
17:35air
17:36again
17:36here
17:36in
17:36Le Mans
17:36there
17:37certainly
17:37is
17:38I mean
17:38Fabio
17:38Quattara
17:39when he
17:39looks
17:39into
17:39any
17:40grandstand
17:40around
17:41this
17:41circuit
17:41he'll
17:41I was
17:42going to
17:42say
17:42see
17:42a sea
17:43of
17:43blue
17:43there's
17:43also
17:44a
17:44lot
17:44of
17:44pink
17:44and
17:44yellow
17:45of
17:45course
17:45as
17:45you
17:45can
17:45see
17:46from
17:46the
17:46special
17:47colour
17:47scheme
17:47that he
17:48has
17:48on
17:48his
17:48crash
17:48down
17:48and
17:48we're
17:49expecting
17:49something
17:49similar
17:50on
17:50the
17:50bike
17:50for
17:50tomorrow's
17:51French
17:51Grand Prix
17:52and
17:53Quattara
17:53of course
17:54having seen
17:54a
17:55Yamaha
17:55getting
17:56to
17:56qualifying
17:56two
17:56will
17:57want to
17:57try and
17:57join
17:57Alex Rint
17:58in
17:58Q2
17:59later
18:00on
18:00he's
18:00going to
18:00have
18:01the
18:01weight
18:01of
18:02thick
18:02end
18:03of
18:03100,000
18:04French
18:04fans
18:04behind
18:04him
18:05later
18:05on
18:06we're
18:06wanting
18:06to
18:06make
18:06sure
18:07that
18:07it's
18:07not
18:07just
18:07Joanne
18:07Tarko
18:08flying
18:08the
18:08flag
18:09in
18:09qualifying
18:10two
18:10Banyaya
18:11here
18:11on
18:11screen
18:11comes
18:11through
18:12the
18:12picture
18:12he's
18:12up
18:13into
18:13second
18:13place
18:14now
18:14on
18:14a
18:14130.7
18:15Acosta
18:16in
18:16third
18:16we've
18:16got
18:17KTM's
18:18third
18:18and
18:18fourth
18:19and
18:19it
18:19does
18:19appear
18:20as
18:20if
18:20we
18:20have
18:20genuinely
18:21four
18:22different
18:22manufacturers
18:23who are
18:23going to
18:23be in
18:23the
18:24hunt
18:24for a
18:24place
18:25on
18:34session
18:35and
18:35you
18:35want
18:35to
18:36get
18:36an
18:36idea
18:36of
18:37how
18:37popular
18:37Gianzaka
18:38Fabio
18:38Quattararo
18:39are
18:39here
18:40in
18:40Le Mans
18:40and
18:40Luis
18:40I
18:40believe
18:41you
18:41went
18:41doing
18:41a
18:41bit
18:41of
18:42merch
18:42shopping
18:42here
18:43in
18:43Le Mans
18:43last
18:44night
18:44and
18:45unfortunately
18:46Fabio
18:47Quattararo
18:48merchandise
18:48or his
18:49t-shirts
18:49are
18:50saved
18:50for
18:51a
18:51couple
18:51of
18:51small
18:51and
18:52large
18:52sizes
18:52sold
18:53out
18:53empty
18:54shelves
18:54and
18:54this
18:54was
18:55on
18:55Friday
18:55afternoon
18:56you
18:56have
18:56to
18:56say
18:56it
18:56was
18:56an
19:04and
19:04yeah
19:05the
19:05merchandise
19:06Fabio
19:06Quattararo
19:07t-shirts
19:07all
19:08gone
19:08unless
19:09you
19:09are
19:09a
19:102
19:10or
19:103
19:10XL
19:11which
19:11I'm
19:11heading
19:12in
19:12that
19:12direction
19:12in
19:13fairness
19:13yeah
19:14you've
19:14got
19:14no
19:15chance
19:15only
19:16the
19:16caps
19:16and
19:16the
19:17flags
19:17are
19:17available
19:17and
19:18that's
19:18on
19:18Thursday
19:20Fabio
19:20Quattararo
19:21released
19:21this
19:22new
19:22range
19:22for
19:22this
19:22weekend
19:23which
19:23does
19:23look
19:24very
19:24good
19:24and
19:25sold
19:25like
19:26hot
19:27cakes
19:27he
19:27is
19:27a
19:27genuine
19:28mega
19:29star
19:29he's
19:29not
19:29just
19:29a
19:29motorcycle
19:30star
19:30here
19:31in
19:31America
19:31he's
19:31not
19:31just
19:32a
19:32sporting
19:32star
19:32he's
19:33a
19:33genuine
19:33celebrity
19:34in
19:35France
19:35they
19:35adore
19:36Fabio
19:37Quattararo
19:37their
19:382021
19:39world
19:40champion
19:40and
19:41this
19:41place
19:42will
19:42erupt
19:42of course
19:43last year
19:43it erupted
19:43when he got
19:44pole position
19:44it would erupt
19:45if he makes
19:45Q2 this
19:46morning
19:47fashion icon
19:47as well
19:48isn't he
19:48Fabio
19:48Quattararo
19:49he's going
19:49to unveil
19:50a very
19:50special
19:51livery
19:51here
19:52in front
19:52of his
19:53home
19:53crowd
19:53tomorrow
19:54and he
19:54still does
19:55lead
19:55this
19:59remaining
19:59as
20:00Joan
20:00Zarco
20:01has
20:01completed
20:01his
20:01initial
20:02stint
20:02on
20:03the
20:03LCR
20:04Honda
20:04Zarco
20:05down
20:06in
20:0615th
20:06place
20:07Pekka
20:08Bagnay
20:08is looking
20:08pretty
20:09racy
20:09you have
20:09to say
20:10so far
20:10this
20:11weekend
20:11third
20:11quickest
20:12yesterday
20:12despite
20:13his late
20:13Lachabel
20:14drama
20:14in
20:15practice
20:15second
20:16behind
20:16Fabio
20:17Quattararo
20:17getting
20:182022
20:18flashbacks
20:19at the
20:19moment
20:20Quattararo
20:20versus
20:21Bagnay
20:21Pedro
20:22Acosta
20:23have to
20:24say
20:24he's
20:24been
20:24right
20:25in
20:25the
20:25mix
20:25for
20:26the
20:26top
20:26three
20:27for
20:27much
20:27of
20:27this
20:27weekend
20:28just
20:29by
20:30the
20:30skin
20:30of
20:30his
20:30teeth
20:31in
20:31Acosta
20:31yesterday
20:31crept
20:32into
20:32the
20:33all
20:33important
20:33top
20:3410
20:34he
20:34was
20:34only
20:35700th
20:36of a
20:36second
20:36clear
20:36Evanaya
20:37Bastienini
20:38another
20:38KTM
20:39rider
20:39Acosta
20:40is causing
20:40that
20:41practice
20:41yesterday
20:41something
20:42not
20:42helped
20:42by a
20:43rather
20:43heavy
20:44tumble
20:44losing
20:44the
20:44hard
20:45front
20:45tyre
20:45right
20:46here
20:46actually
20:46going
20:46into
20:47turn
20:4713
20:48so
20:48Acosta
20:49got away
20:49well
20:49a little
20:50bit
20:50yesterday
20:50yeah
20:51we saw
20:51several
20:51riders
20:52in
20:52practice
20:52yesterday
20:53needing
20:53two
20:54three
20:54four
20:54laps
20:55to
20:55really
20:55get
20:55that
20:56hard
20:56front
20:56tyre
20:56to
20:57really
20:57work
20:57and
20:57to
20:57really
20:58bite
20:58into
20:58the
20:59tarmac
20:59Acosta
21:00perhaps
21:00going
21:00through
21:00a little
21:01bit
21:01too
21:01much
21:01too
21:01soon
21:02on
21:03board
21:03that
21:03KTM
21:04and
21:04yes
21:04scraped
21:05through
21:05in
21:0510th
21:05place
21:06by
21:07less
21:07than
21:0710th
21:07of a
21:07second
21:08in
21:08the
21:08end
21:08130.196
21:10of course
21:11Petro
21:11Acosta
21:12qualifying
21:12it's been
21:13a bit
21:13of a mixed
21:13bag
21:14so far
21:14this
21:15season
21:15of course
21:15was on
21:15the front
21:16row
21:16of the
21:16grid
21:16back
21:17in
21:17Austin
21:18but
21:18hasn't
21:18qualified
21:19any
21:19higher
21:19than
21:19sixth
21:20in
21:20the
21:20three
21:20other
21:21Grand
21:21Prix
21:21we've
21:21had
21:21so
21:21far
21:22this
21:22season
21:22and
21:22when
21:23we're
21:23expecting
21:23the
21:24qualifying
21:24session
21:24in
21:25around
21:25an
21:25hour's
21:25time
21:26Q2
21:26to
21:26be
21:26so
21:27fiercely
21:28close
21:28thousands
21:29of a
21:29second
21:29are
21:29likely
21:29going
21:30to
21:30decide
21:30rows
21:31on
21:31the
21:31grid
21:31key
21:32session
21:32for
21:32Acosta
21:33it's
21:33going
21:45tech
21:45three
21:45machine
21:46struggling
21:46with
21:46entry
21:47grip
21:47he said
21:47so
21:47he's
21:47losing
21:48a lot
21:48of
21:48time
21:48in
21:48the
21:48chicane
21:49that
21:49he
21:49was
21:49able
21:49to
21:50sort
21:50of
21:50nail
21:50a bit
21:51more
21:51entry
21:51grip
21:52felt like
21:52he had
21:53something
21:53for a
21:53direct
21:54place
21:54in
21:54Q2
21:55Joan
21:55Mair
21:56certainly
21:56did
21:57as we
21:58saw
21:58in that
21:58graphic
21:59a few
21:59moments
21:59ago
21:59Luca
22:00Marini
22:00second
22:00best
22:01time
22:01in
22:01FP1
22:02and
22:02then
22:02Johan
22:03Zarco
22:03backing
22:03it
22:04up
22:04with
22:04the
22:04best
22:04time
22:04in
22:04practice
22:05the
22:05first
22:05time
22:05two
22:06Hondas
22:06have
22:06led
22:07both
22:07sessions
22:07on a
22:08Friday
22:08in
22:08four
22:08long
22:09years
22:09Luca
22:10Marini
22:10felt like
22:11he missed
22:11out
22:11big time
22:12yesterday
22:13afternoon
22:13fastest
22:14yesterday
22:15morning
22:15and then
22:15plummeting
22:16down
22:16to
22:1616th
22:17on the
22:17order
22:18said he
22:18made
22:18on his
22:19first
22:19time
22:20attack
22:20just
22:20too many
22:20mistakes
22:21didn't
22:21really nail
22:21a clean
22:22lap
22:22and then
22:22yellow
22:23flags
22:23on his
22:23second
22:24run
22:24that
22:25was
22:25the
22:25reason
22:25why
22:25Marini
22:26was
22:26not
22:26able
22:26to
22:26capitalize
22:27on
22:27that
22:28stellar
22:28performance
22:28yesterday
22:29morning
22:29and when
22:30you look
22:30at the
22:30Honda
22:30riders
22:31Marini
22:32looks like
22:32he's
22:32the one
22:33that's
22:33really
22:33struggling
22:33to
22:34exploit
22:34the benefit
22:35of a
22:35soft
22:36retiring
22:36qualifying
22:37we've
22:37not seen
22:38Marini
22:38qualify
22:39higher
22:39than
22:39the
22:39ninth
22:40in
22:40Austin
22:40yet
22:40three
22:41times
22:41out of
22:41four
22:41he's
22:42been
22:42eliminated
22:43in
22:43qualifying
22:44one
22:44of course
22:44we saw
22:44Mia
22:45flirt
22:45with
22:46pole
22:46position
22:46briefly
22:47back
22:47in
22:48Austin
22:48Texas
22:48and
22:49Zarco
22:49of course
22:49fastest
22:50on
22:50Friday
22:51so
22:51the
22:51Honda
22:51clearly
22:52can
22:52do
22:52a
22:52lap
22:53in
22:53qualifying
22:53on
22:54a
22:54soft
22:54rear
22:54tire
22:54but
22:54it
22:55feels
22:55like
22:55Marini
22:55can't
22:56at
22:56the
22:56moment
22:57sometimes
22:58this
22:58season
22:59it's
22:59felt
22:59like
22:59the
22:59April
23:00factory
23:00team
23:00have been
23:01playing
23:01a little
23:01bit
23:01of
23:02catch-up
23:03after
23:03the
23:03opening
23:03day
23:04a little
23:04bit
23:04behind
23:04the
23:05eight
23:05ball
23:05on
23:05Friday
23:05but
23:06they
23:06crunch
23:07the
23:07numbers
23:07they
23:07pull
23:07through
23:08the
23:08data
23:08and
23:09they
23:09just
23:09get
23:09stronger
23:10and
23:10stronger
23:11as
23:11the
23:11weekend
23:11wears
23:12on
23:12getting
23:12that
23:13impression
23:13right
23:13now
23:13as
23:13well
23:14with
23:14Betsecki
23:14up
23:14to
23:15third
23:15and
23:16now
23:16Martin
23:16up
23:17into
23:17fourth
23:17place
23:18a
23:18130.8
23:19share
23:20between
23:20those
23:21two
23:21gets
23:21them
23:21right
23:22in
23:22the
23:22mix
23:23as
23:23we
23:23once
23:23again
23:23pick
23:24up
23:24Fabio
23:24Quattararo
23:25already
23:25still
23:26at the
23:26front
23:27of
23:27this
23:27session
23:28French
23:28fans
23:29will
23:29be
23:29loving
23:29this
23:29they
23:30will
23:30be
23:30loving
23:30it
23:31if
23:31Fabio
23:31Quattararo
23:32can
23:32get
23:32himself
23:32into
23:33Q2
23:33will
23:33be
23:33in
23:33the
23:34fight
23:34the
23:34bowl
23:34he
23:43Fabio
23:43arousing
23:44reception
23:45here
23:45brilliant
23:46stuff
23:46to see
23:47Fabio
23:47Quattararo
23:48rapid
23:48on that
23:49factory
23:49Yamaha
23:49yeah
23:50they
23:50are
23:50up
23:50on
23:51their
23:51feet
23:51the
23:5220
23:52of
23:53El
23:53Diablo
23:54is
23:54littered
23:55all
23:55over
23:55this
23:56Le Mans
23:56circuit
23:57and
23:57it's
23:58not
23:58like
23:58he's
23:58on
23:58any
23:58sort
23:59of
23:59tyre
23:59advantage
23:59every
24:00rider
24:00went
24:01out
24:01at
24:01the
24:01start
24:01of
24:02this
24:02session
24:02this
24:02FP2
24:03session
24:03soft
24:04front
24:04soft
24:04rear
24:05tyres
24:05course
24:06we
24:06have
24:06the
24:07sprint
24:07to
24:07come
24:07this
24:07afternoon
24:08in
24:08I
24:09guess
24:09weather
24:09conditions
24:10that
24:10were
24:10not
24:10entirely
24:11certain
24:11what
24:12it's
24:12going
24:12to
24:12throw
24:12up
24:13much
24:13like
24:13tomorrow
24:14we're
24:14still
24:14expecting
24:15a
24:15wet
24:15Grand Prix
24:16as
24:16Pedro
24:17Acosta
24:17gets
24:17all
24:17sort
24:18of
24:18instability
24:18as
24:18he
24:18tries
24:19to
24:19shortcut
24:19that
24:20run
24:20through
24:20Turn 5
24:21down
24:21to
24:21La Chapelle
24:22of 6
24:23gives
24:23his KTM
24:23a thump
24:24and
24:24fortunately
24:25was able
24:25to stay
24:26on
24:26two
24:26wheels
24:27we
24:27just
24:27talked
24:28about
24:35you
24:36just
24:36know
24:36that
24:36the
24:36Noali
24:37factory
24:37are
24:38going
24:38to
24:38get
24:38stronger
24:38and
24:39stronger
24:39throughout
24:39the
24:39weekend
24:40let's
24:40go
24:40and
24:40get
24:40the
24:40thoughts
24:40so
24:41of
24:41the
24:41boss
24:41Paolo
24:42Benora
24:42who's
24:42for
24:42Jack
24:42yeah
24:43great
24:43to be
24:43with
24:44Paolo
24:44as
24:44ever
24:44as
24:45the
24:45guys
24:45mentioned
24:46a
24:46under
24:47the
24:47radar
24:48Friday
24:48both
24:49guys
24:49inside
24:50top
24:50the
24:5110
24:51job
24:52done
24:52but
24:52not
24:53sort
24:54of
24:54the
24:54standout
24:54Fridays
24:55we've
24:55seen
24:55how
24:56do you
24:56reflect
24:56on
24:57the
24:57performance
24:57of
24:57yesterday
24:58yeah
24:59you
24:59are
24:59used
24:59to
25:00good
25:01until
25:01now
25:01we
25:02are
25:03used
25:04to
25:04see
25:04more
25:05in
25:05the
25:05front
25:05during
25:06the
25:06Friday
25:06but
25:06by
25:07the
25:07way
25:07no
25:07problem
25:08at
25:08all
25:08we
25:09start
25:11in
25:12a slow
25:13way
25:13I would
25:14like
25:14to
25:14say
25:14but
25:16it's
25:17necessary
25:17to
25:17understand
25:17in a
25:18better
25:19way
25:19some
25:19place
25:20on
25:20the
25:20track
25:21in
25:21particular
25:21the
25:22change
25:22direction
25:23in
25:23corner
25:249
25:24to
25:2410
25:24and
25:25we're
25:25working
25:26on
25:26that
25:26because
25:27in
25:28this
25:28track
25:28it's
25:28necessary
25:29to
25:29be
25:29very
25:30agile
25:30with
25:31the
25:31bike
25:32but
25:32very
25:34stable
25:34during
25:34the
25:34wheelie
25:35as
25:35well
25:35so
25:35it's
25:36necessary
25:36to
25:37find
25:37the
25:37correct
25:38balance
25:40at
25:40the
25:40end
25:41yesterday
25:43afternoon
25:43they
25:44found
25:44something
25:45immediately
25:46when
25:47they
25:47jump
25:47on
25:47the
25:48rear
25:49and
25:49the
25:50front
25:51and
25:52yeah
25:52during
25:53this
25:53morning
25:53we
25:53start
25:54from
25:54that
25:55point
25:55when
25:56we
25:57are
25:57still
25:57working
25:58on
25:58the
25:58changing
25:59direction
25:59to
26:00be
26:01honest
26:01with
26:01you
26:02on
26:03the
26:03setup
26:03and
26:04on
26:04the
26:05electronic
26:05side
26:05which
26:06compared to
26:07years
26:07previous
26:08that's almost
26:09the opposite
26:09to what we've
26:10seen
26:10from Aprilia
26:11looking at the
26:12times yesterday
26:13in the first
26:13two sectors
26:14you can see
26:15on the fastest
26:15laps both
26:16Marco and Jorge
26:16fast through
26:17sectors one
26:17and two
26:18as soon as you
26:18get to sector
26:19three and that
26:19change of direction
26:20clearly in the
26:21first sectors
26:22to stop the
26:22bike to
26:22accelerate
26:23you've got the
26:24performance
26:24what is it
26:25that you're
26:26struggling in
26:27particular is it
26:28just the change
26:29from left to
26:29right in order to
26:30pick the bike up
26:31and move it
26:32across
26:32no it is
26:34all the
26:34all the
26:35phase because
26:35as you know
26:36here when you
26:38force too much
26:38into the entry
26:40you get
26:41delayed
26:42on the exit
26:44so it's
26:45necessary to
26:45find the
26:46balance
26:46as you know
26:47our bike
26:48during the last
26:49part of the
26:50season
26:50during this
26:51first part
26:52of the season
26:53we work a lot
26:53on the stability
26:54but now it's
26:55necessary to
26:56work in a
26:58little different
26:59way to find a
27:01more agile bike
27:02here in
27:03Le Mans
27:04by the way
27:04today is
27:06very good
27:07weather
27:08instead of
27:09the weather
27:10forecast of
27:10yesterday
27:11and yeah
27:13the expectation
27:13is to
27:15do our best
27:17absolutely
27:17it is not
27:20a track
27:23where we
27:24where we
27:25had in the
27:26past
27:26good
27:27very good
27:28result
27:28but to be
27:29honest
27:29it is a
27:30good layout
27:30just finally
27:31since we last
27:32saw you
27:32you debuted
27:33your brand
27:34new 850
27:35at heref
27:36how did
27:37that go
27:37yeah
27:38very good
27:39start
27:39to be
27:40honest
27:40it is
27:42a clear
27:43shakedown
27:43of the bike
27:44because
27:47the engine
27:48it was in
27:50the test bench
27:51since many
27:52months
27:52so we
27:53understood
27:53very well
27:54but the bike
27:55was the first
27:55time
27:56and to be
27:57honest
27:57it was
27:58a good
27:59a good
27:59test
28:00Salvadori
28:01did a
28:01great job
28:02and now
28:02it is necessary
28:03to work
28:04a lot
28:05because
28:06the bike
28:07changed
28:07a little
28:08bit
28:09because
28:09without
28:10the
28:10front
28:11and rear
28:12right
28:12device
28:12it needs
28:13to find
28:13a different
28:13balance
28:14different
28:15setup
28:15and different
28:16setup
28:16also
28:17in the
28:17electronic
28:17side
28:18because
28:18the
28:19wheelie
28:20is
28:20different
28:20in
28:20the
28:21straight
28:21line
28:21so
28:22it
28:23will
28:23be
28:24a
28:24very
28:25hard
28:25second
28:26part
28:26of
28:26the
28:26season
28:26because
28:27it
28:27necessary
28:27to
28:27keep
28:28the
28:28level
28:28high
28:28here
28:29in
28:29the
28:301000
28:30CC
28:32championship
28:32and
28:33in
28:34the
28:34same
28:34way
28:35keep
28:36the
28:36working
28:37at
28:38home
28:38and
28:39with
28:39our
28:39test
28:40team
28:40on the
28:41other
28:41side
28:42in
28:42the
28:42850
28:42thanks
28:43Paolo
28:43seems
28:43interesting
28:44I saw
28:45yesterday
28:45lap times
28:46on the
28:46850
28:47predicted
28:48to be
28:48about
28:48a second
28:49a second
28:49and a half
28:50from what
28:50we see
28:51on the
28:511000
28:51is that
28:52about
28:52accurate
28:53but
28:53difficult
28:54to say
28:54now
28:54because
28:55the
28:55bike
28:56it was
28:56the
28:56first
28:56time
28:57and
28:57as
28:58I
28:58said
28:58to
28:58you
28:58before
28:59it's
29:00necessary
29:00to
29:00work
29:01a lot
29:01to
29:01find
29:02a
29:03new
29:04working
29:04point
29:04for
29:05the
29:05bike
29:05thanks
29:05Paolo
29:06have a
29:06good
29:06day
29:06thanks
29:07great
29:08great
29:08stuff
29:08jack
29:08always
29:08love
29:09listening
29:09to
29:09the
29:09thoughts
29:10and
29:10observations
29:10of
29:11a
29:11pretty
29:11boss
29:11Paolo
29:11Benora
29:12if they
29:13can get
29:13that
29:13RSGP
29:14working
29:15around
29:15this
29:15Le Mans
29:15circuit
29:16well
29:16they've
29:16got
29:16two
29:17Le Mans
29:17experts
29:18Marco
29:18Bessacchi
29:19and
29:19a
29:19G
29:19and
29:20and
29:20winner
29:20back in
29:202023
29:21Jorge
29:21Martin
29:22did
29:22the
29:22win
29:23in
29:232024
29:24so
29:25they've got
29:25the
29:26factories
29:30now
29:30are
29:30ramping up
29:31their
29:31prep work
29:32on the
29:32850s
29:33for
29:332027
29:34Nicolo
29:34Bouliga
29:35Runaway
29:36World
29:36Superbike
29:36Champion
29:37at the
29:37moment
29:37what a
29:37start
29:38it's
29:38been
29:38the
29:382026
29:38for
29:39Bouliga
29:39on
29:40the
29:40factory
29:40Ducati
29:41so far
29:42undefeated
29:43this year
29:43on
29:43the
29:44Panigali
29:44V4R
29:45he had a
29:45bit of a
29:45play on
29:46Ducati
29:46850
29:47in
29:47Mugello
29:48earlier on
29:48this week
29:49and
29:49we
29:49understand
29:50from
29:50some
29:51close
29:51observers
29:52he was
29:52doing
29:52some
29:53pretty
29:53impressive
29:53lap
29:53times
29:54Lewis
29:54yes
29:54it's
29:55a
29:55season
29:56where
29:56MotoGP
29:57as we
29:57know
29:58it
29:58is
29:58going
29:58to
29:58completely
29:59change
30:00next
30:00season
30:00850cc
30:01bikes
30:02Pirelli
30:02tires
30:02replacing
30:03our
30:04event
30:04sponsors
30:05here
30:05and
30:05our
30:05proud
30:06partners
30:06for
30:07many
30:07years
30:07Michelin
30:08in
30:08MotoGP
30:09so
30:09the
30:09manufacturer
30:10that
30:10nails
30:11it
30:11that
30:11gets
30:11it
30:11right
30:12could
30:12have
30:12a
30:13big
30:13advantage
30:13at
30:13the
30:13start
30:14of
30:14next
30:14season
30:15and
30:15it's
30:15why
30:15the
30:15rider
30:16market
30:16has
30:16been
30:16so
30:17I guess
30:17unpredictable
30:18and
30:18volatile
30:19so far
30:20this
30:20season
30:21because
30:22teams
30:22of course
30:22want to
30:23make sure
30:23they've
30:23got the
30:23best
30:23possible
30:24rider
30:24lineup
30:24but
30:24all the
30:24riders
30:25want to
30:25try and
30:26maneuver
30:26themselves
30:26into
30:27the
30:27best
30:27possible
30:27spot
30:28for
30:28next
30:28season
30:29because
30:29they
30:30want
30:30to
30:30be
30:30part
30:30of
30:31the
30:31manufacturer
30:31that
30:31does
30:32ultimately
30:32nail
30:32it
30:33for
30:33next
30:33season
30:34course
30:34Yamaha
30:35will
30:36be
30:36working
30:37hard
30:37of
30:37course
30:37on
30:37their
30:38V4
30:38configuration
30:39of
30:40850
30:40bike
30:40the
30:40Honda
30:41has
30:41certainly
30:41been
30:41catching
30:42the eye
30:42Alacious
30:43Bargrove
30:43prior to
30:44his
30:44nasty
30:44injury
30:44it's
30:45a
30:45pang
30:45has
30:45been
30:45doing
30:45plenty
30:45of
30:46mileage
30:46on
30:46their
30:46850
30:47and
30:47certainly
30:48all the
30:48whispers
30:49are
30:49that
30:49that
30:49is
30:49very
30:50very
30:50quick
30:51too
30:51so
30:52exciting
30:52times
30:53heading
30:53into
30:53the
30:53future
30:53of
30:53MotoGP
30:54where
30:54of
30:54course
30:55error
30:55will
30:55also
30:55be
30:55reduced
31:04drastically
31:04Digi
31:05is
31:05cranking
31:06it
31:06up
31:06once
31:06again
31:06here
31:07on
31:07Saturday
31:07morning
31:07just
31:08got
31:08himself
31:08up
31:08into
31:09third
31:09place
31:09now
31:09the
31:10130.761
31:12we just
31:12saw
31:12didn't
31:13we
31:13on
31:13screens
31:14inside
31:14the
31:15factory
31:15Ducati
31:15garage
31:16while
31:16Jack
31:16was
31:17having
31:17that
31:17little
31:17matter
31:17with
31:18Paolo
31:18Benora
31:19from
31:19a
31:19pit
31:19lane
31:20Mark
31:20Marquez
31:21leaning
31:22over
31:22his
31:22data
31:23engineers
31:23near
31:23Ducati
31:24Lenovo
31:24garage
31:24trying
31:25to
31:25find
31:25some
31:26answers
31:26trying
31:26to
31:27find
31:27some
31:27pace
31:27at
31:34winning
31:34world
31:34champion
31:35that
31:36time
31:36leaves
31:36Mark
31:37almost
31:37seven
31:38tenths
31:38of a
31:38second
31:39behind
31:39Fabio
31:40Quattararo
31:41who's
31:41been
31:41cruising
31:41so
31:42far
31:42this
31:42morning
31:43what a
31:43session
31:43it
31:43has
31:43been
31:44for
31:44Quattararo
31:45on
31:45that
31:45Yamaha
31:46no doubt
31:47he would
31:47have been
31:47what he
31:47said
31:48himself
31:48he was
31:48going to
31:48look
31:49at
31:49Alex
31:49Rinz's
31:49data
31:49to
31:50find
31:50out
31:50how
31:50Alex
31:50delivered
31:51that
31:51lap
31:51that
31:52put
31:52him
31:52directly
31:52into
31:53Q2
31:53it
31:54looks
31:54like
31:54at
31:55least
31:55they've
31:55got
31:56the Yamaha
31:56a little bit
31:57more planted
31:57to the
31:58tarmac
31:58around
31:58this
31:59Bugatti
31:59circuit
31:59Fabio
32:00Quattararo
32:00saying
32:00yesterday
32:01particularly
32:02in the
32:02faster
32:02corners
32:03when
32:03you're
32:03really
32:04seeking
32:04some
32:04confidence
32:05the Yamaha
32:06gave him
32:06a bit
32:06of a
32:07floating
32:07sensation
32:08didn't
32:08feel
32:08like
32:09really
32:09that
32:09the
32:09Yamaha
32:10was
32:10stuck
32:11to
32:11the
32:11road
32:11at
32:12points
32:12around
32:12this
32:13Le Mans
32:13circuit
32:13yesterday
32:14so
32:14they've
32:14obviously
32:15worked
32:15that
32:15out
32:16worked
32:16a little
32:16bit
32:16of a
32:17trick
32:17this
32:17morning
32:17because
32:17Fabio
32:18doing
32:18mid
32:191.30
32:19for fun
32:20right
32:20now
32:20the
32:21acid
32:21test
32:21will
32:21come
32:22in
32:22qualifying
32:22one
32:23coming
32:23up
32:23in
32:2420
32:24minutes
32:25or
32:25so
32:25from
32:26now
32:26which
32:27Quattararo
32:27will be
32:27a factor
32:28of
32:28and to
32:29the
32:29point
32:29on
32:30Marc Marquez
32:30and his
32:31relative
32:32lack of
32:32performance
32:33he's
32:336 tenths
32:34off the
32:34pace
32:34at the
32:34moment
32:34in
32:3412th
32:35place
32:35you
32:36look
32:36at
32:36the
32:36riders
32:36ahead
32:37of
32:37him
32:37you've
32:37got
32:37Marrera
32:38in
32:3811th
32:39Ralph
32:39Fernandez
32:39in
32:409th
32:40Bastianini
32:41in
32:417th
32:42and of
32:42course
32:42Quattararo
32:43who leads
32:43the
32:43session
32:44who will
32:44all
32:45join
32:45him
32:45in
32:46that
32:46qualifying
32:46one
32:47session
32:47and I
32:47can't
32:48believe
32:48I'm
32:48saying
32:48it
32:48but
32:49it
32:49is
32:49by
32:49no
32:50means
32:50a
32:50foregone
32:51conclusion
32:51that
32:51Marc Marquez
32:52even gets
32:52through
32:52Q1
32:54he's in
32:55Q1
32:55for the
32:55first time
32:56since
32:56that
32:57faithful
32:57Man
32:57the
32:57Lika
32:58Grand Prix
32:58weekend
32:59last
32:59season
32:59when
33:00unfortunately
33:01just a
33:02week
33:02after
33:02Marc
33:03was
33:03crowned
33:037th
33:04time
33:04World
33:05World
33:05GP
33:05World
33:05Champion
33:07of course
33:07his season
33:08was ended
33:08prematurely
33:09after the
33:10contact
33:10with Marco
33:11Betsechi
33:12left him
33:13with a
33:13shoulder injury
33:14which is
33:14still handicapping
33:15the 93
33:16you have to say
33:17at the moment
33:18Ralph
33:19Fernandez
33:20he's in
33:20P9
33:21potential
33:22strong lap
33:22coming in
33:23from Fernandez
33:23yeah he moves
33:24up five places
33:25up into
33:26P4
33:26so Fernandez
33:27now into
33:28the 130s
33:29himself
33:29looking on
33:30the graphic
33:31at least
33:31if that's
33:32correct
33:32Ralph
33:32Fernandez
33:32has got a
33:33second
33:33brand new
33:34soft
33:34retire
33:34along with
33:36the soft
33:36that he
33:36started
33:37the
33:37session
33:38with
33:38we've got
33:38Pekka
33:39Bagnay
33:39and Marco
33:39Betsechi
33:40also going
33:40pretty quickly
33:41in the
33:41first sector
33:42of the
33:42moment
33:42this is
33:42Fabio
33:43Di
33:43Gian
33:43Antonio
33:43through
33:44the
33:44Dillon
33:44and it's
33:45this exact
33:46corner
33:46which is
33:47why it's
33:47so imperative
33:48for Mark
33:48Marquez
33:49and everybody
33:49who's in that
33:50qualifying one
33:51session
33:51to get
33:51through
33:52whether it's
33:52dry or
33:52whether it's
33:53wet
33:53this corner
33:54is an
33:54absolute
33:55nightmare
33:55at the
33:56start
33:57if you're
33:57in the
33:57midfield
33:59nailed
34:00on
34:00surgeon
34:00like
34:01precision
34:01from
34:01Di
34:01Gian
34:02Antonio
34:03just
34:04clipping
34:04the
34:05white line
34:05on the
34:05inside
34:06of
34:06three
34:06and
34:06then
34:07four
34:08textbook
34:08stuff
34:09that
34:09from
34:09Fabio
34:09Di
34:09Gian
34:10Antonio
34:11clearly
34:12you can
34:12just
34:12see
34:12there
34:12we said
34:13yesterday
34:13rider
34:14and
34:14machine
34:15working
34:15together
34:16in
34:16perfect
34:17harmony
34:18great
34:18shot
34:19that
34:19to see
34:19Fabio
34:19Di
34:20Gian
34:20Antonio
34:20flying
34:21well
34:21there's
34:21Mark
34:21Marquez
34:22tucked in
34:22behind
34:22his
34:23teammate
34:23Bagnar
34:23at the
34:24moment
34:24just
34:24maybe
34:24trying
34:25to
34:25find
34:25some
34:25kind
34:25of
34:25a
34:26reference
34:27just
34:28trying
34:28to
34:28find
34:28maybe
34:28some
34:29answers
34:29to
34:29his
34:29ongoing
34:30problems
34:31at a
34:31lack
34:31of pace
34:32so far
34:32here
34:32this
34:33weekend
34:33as far
34:34as the
34:3493
34:34is
34:35concerned
34:35Mark
34:36Marquez
34:37at the
34:37moment
34:37he's been
34:38pushed
34:38back
34:38down
34:38to
34:3814
34:39now
34:39still
34:40nothing
34:40better
34:41than
34:41a
34:41131.247
34:43while
34:43his
34:44teammate
34:44Bagnar
34:44is quite
34:45a long
34:45way
34:45up the
34:45road
34:4512
34:46places
34:47higher
34:47up
34:47the
34:48order
34:48and
34:49in
34:49terms
34:49of
34:49lap
34:49times
34:50half
34:50a
34:50second
34:50quicker
34:51than
34:51Mark
34:51yeah
34:52Mark
34:52Marquez
34:52has
34:52also
34:53put
34:53in
34:53a
34:54second
34:54brand
34:54new
34:55Sofria
34:55in
34:55this
34:56session
34:56which
34:57is
34:57why
34:57he's
34:57now
34:57setting
34:58personal
34:58best
34:58to
34:58the
34:59first
34:59sector
34:59Bagnar
34:59is
35:00still
35:00on
35:00the
35:00exact
35:01same
35:01pair
35:01of
35:02Sofra
35:02and Sofria
35:03that he
35:03started
35:03the
35:03session
35:04with
35:04as we
35:05take a look
35:06at
35:06the
35:06S
35:07blur
35:07we
35:07did
35:07see
35:08Ralph
35:08Fernandez
35:08lose
35:08a bit
35:08of
35:09time
35:09in
35:09the
35:09third
35:09sector
35:09on
35:10a
35:10lap
35:10that
35:10was
35:10potentially
35:10going
35:10to
35:10put
35:10him
35:11ahead
35:11of
35:11Fabio
35:12Quattararo
35:12and he
35:13joins
35:13a
35:13lengthy
35:14list
35:14of
35:14riders
35:14to
35:15get
35:15a
35:15little
35:15bit
35:15nonplussed
35:16with
35:16Frankie
35:16Morbidelli
35:19Yamaha
35:19grateful
35:20for
35:20the
35:20services
35:21of
35:21Fabio
35:21Quattararo
35:22at the
35:22moment
35:22he
35:23still
35:23leads
35:23this
35:23session
35:24you've
35:24got
35:24to
35:24go
35:24all
35:24the
35:25way
35:25down
35:25to
35:25top
35:25Razz
35:25Gatlioglu
35:26in
35:2619th
35:27for
35:27the
35:28next
35:28best
35:28Yamaha
35:29Alex
35:29who's
35:30coming
35:30up
35:30in
35:31Q2
35:31well
35:31he's
35:3220th
35:32and
35:33Jack
35:33Miller
35:35tough
35:35start
35:3620
35:3626
35:37rolls
35:37on
35:37still
35:38without
35:38a
35:38point
35:39finish
35:39in
35:40sprints
35:40or
35:40grand
35:41prix
35:41so
35:41far
35:41this
35:42year
35:42is
35:42the
35:42Australian
35:43Miller
35:44down
35:44in
35:4423rd
35:45place
35:45at
35:46the
35:46moment
35:46although
35:46we
35:46have
35:46to
35:47say
35:47there's
35:47not
35:47even
35:47a
35:47second
35:48well
35:49now
35:49this
35:49is
35:50a
35:50bit
35:50of
35:50a
35:50blot
35:50on
35:50the
35:50copy
35:51book
35:51and
35:51of
35:51course
35:51this
35:52could
35:52be
35:52costly
35:52in
35:52terms
35:52of
35:53Q2
35:53and
35:54the
35:54five
35:54pole
35:54position
35:55is
35:55he
35:55going
35:55have
35:55two
35:55bikes
35:56available
35:56at
35:57his
35:57disposal
35:58he's
35:58in
35:58the
35:58final
35:58sector
35:59is
35:59Zarko
36:00he's
36:01down
36:01the
36:01recorder
36:01on
36:01isn't
36:02he
36:02so
36:02unfortunately
36:02he doesn't
36:03have
36:03far
36:03to
36:03go
36:03because
36:04all
36:04these
36:04lap
36:04times
36:04you
36:05see
36:05will
36:06be
36:06cancelled
36:06due
36:07to
36:07the
36:07yellow
36:08flags
36:08which
36:08is
36:08going
36:08to
36:09deny
36:09Ayagura
36:09the
36:10chance
36:10to
36:10go
36:10into
36:10the
36:11top
36:11six
36:11he
36:12doesn't
36:12go
36:12anyway
36:12so
36:13Zarko
36:13down
36:13and
36:14he'll
36:14be
36:14looking
36:15to
36:15try
36:15and
36:15wheel
36:15that
36:15bike
36:15very
36:16quickly
36:16into
36:16the
36:16pit
36:17lane
36:17so
36:17LCR
36:17can
36:18get
36:18both
36:18bikes
36:18ready
36:18for
36:19Q2
36:19yeah
36:19Mark
36:20Marquez
36:20had
36:20jumped
36:20into
36:21second
36:21place
36:21when
36:22he
36:22came
36:23through
36:23those
36:23yellow
36:23flags
36:24so
36:24Mark
36:24Marquez
36:25came
36:26over
36:26line
36:26at
36:26130.720
36:28which
36:29as
36:30mentioned
36:30did
36:30get him
36:30briefly
36:31up
36:31in
36:31the
36:31second
36:32but
36:32it
36:32wasn't
36:33a
36:33legal
36:33lap
36:33after
36:33the
36:34yellow
36:34flag
36:34offence
36:35Joe
36:35Anzako
36:36a bit
36:36of a
36:37wave
36:37to
36:37the
36:37crowd
36:37he
36:37is
36:38a
36:38okay
36:38let's
36:39have
36:39a
36:39listen
36:44real
36:45tricky
36:46turn
36:4630
36:47you
36:47could
36:47just
36:47hear
36:47him
36:47drop
36:48it
36:48back
36:48from
36:48second
36:49to
36:49first
36:49gear
36:50full
36:51lean
36:51angle
36:51on
36:51the
36:51right
36:51hand
36:52side
36:52of
36:52that
36:52front
36:52tire
36:53and
36:53down
36:53he
36:54goes
36:55just
36:56looking
36:56there's
36:56a
36:57few
36:57riders
36:57actually
36:57you
36:57are
36:58having
36:58very
36:58very
36:58strong
36:59first
36:59and
37:00second
37:00sectors
37:01so
37:01parked
37:01on
37:01the
37:02outside
37:02of
37:02recording
37:02one
37:03then
37:03Joe
37:04Anzako
37:04potentially
37:05fighting
37:06for a
37:06home
37:06position
37:07with
37:07just
37:07one
37:08Honda
37:09RC213V
37:10available
37:10yeah
37:11of course
37:11on board
37:11we weren't
37:12able to
37:13see very
37:13clearly
37:14but it
37:14didn't look
37:14as if
37:14it was
37:15an awful
37:15lot of
37:15damage
37:15done
37:16to
37:16that
37:17bike
37:17so
37:17once
37:17this
37:18session
37:18is
37:18finished
37:18I'm
37:19sure
37:19that
37:19bike
37:19will
37:19be
37:19very
37:20quickly
37:20driven
37:21up
37:21to
37:21the
37:21LCR
37:22Honda
37:22Castrol
37:22box
37:23to
37:23allow
37:24the
37:24team
37:24to
37:24give
37:25it
37:25a
37:25bit
37:25of
37:25a
37:25check
37:26up
37:26so
37:26Agura
37:27then
37:34with
37:35the
37:35previous
37:35qualifying
37:36issues
37:36fresh in
37:36his
37:37mind
37:37as he
37:37gets
37:37set
37:37for
37:37qualifying
37:38two
37:38because
37:38he
37:38hasn't
37:38nailed
37:38qualifying
37:39so far
37:39this
37:39year
37:40has
37:40Agura
37:40up
37:41into
37:41fourth
37:41place
37:42now
37:42at
37:42130.7
37:43I've
37:44been
37:44watching
37:44Agura
37:45all
37:45weekend
37:45in
37:46this
37:46particular
37:46part
37:47of
37:47the
37:47course
37:47that
37:47rapid
37:48high-speed
37:49first
37:49sector
37:50and
37:50he's
37:50been
37:50lethal
37:51he's
37:51been
37:51so
37:51so
37:52good
37:52particularly
37:53in
37:53that
37:53first
37:54blip
37:54on
37:55that
37:55April
37:55RS
37:56GP
37:56so
37:57so
37:57good
37:57this
37:57morning
37:58and
37:59the
37:59French
37:59fans
37:59will
37:59be
37:59very
38:00happy
38:00about
38:00that
38:00is
38:01Fabio
38:01Quattararo
38:02who
38:02with
38:03just
38:03two
38:03minutes
38:03of
38:03this
38:03FP2
38:04session
38:04remaining
38:05looks
38:05like
38:05he
38:06might
38:06well
38:07be
38:07cleaning
38:07up
38:07this
38:07morning
38:08Paco
38:08Bangaya
38:08might
38:09have
38:09something
38:09to
38:09say
38:09about
38:10that
38:10Bangaya
38:11and
38:11Alex
38:11Marquez
38:12have
38:12just
38:12stepped
38:13fast
38:13first
38:14sector
38:14we
38:14pick
38:14up
38:15Marc
38:15Marquez
38:15though
38:16who
38:16without
38:17the
38:17Zarco
38:17yellow
38:18flag
38:18would
38:19have
38:19been
38:19up
38:19into
38:19P2
38:20yellow
38:21flags
38:21have
38:21been
38:22a
38:22bit
38:22of
38:22a
38:22pain
38:22so
38:23far
38:23this
38:23weekend
38:23as
38:24far
38:24as
38:24the
38:24world
38:24champion
38:25is
38:25concerned
38:26it's
38:27the
38:27first
38:27session
38:27topped
38:28by
38:28a
38:28V4
38:29Yamaha
38:29if
38:29Quattararo
38:30does
38:30do
38:30this
38:31can't
38:31think
38:31of
38:31many
38:32if
38:32there
38:32has
38:32been
38:33one
38:33here
38:33comes
38:33Marc
38:34Marquez
38:34then
38:49potentially
38:49get
38:50ahead
38:50of
38:50the
38:50home
38:51favourite
38:51Quattararo
38:52Pecco
38:53the
38:53party
38:54pooper
38:54potentially
38:54here
38:55on
38:55Saturday
38:55morning
38:56in
38:56Le Mans
38:58don't know
38:58why
38:58just
38:59visibly
39:00it just
39:00looks
39:00like
39:01a
39:01Bang
39:01Yaya
39:02looks a
39:02little bit
39:03more
39:03comfortable
39:03a
39:03little bit
39:04more
39:04settled
39:04on top
39:05of
39:05that
39:05Dekati
39:06GP26
39:07into
39:07record
39:08where
39:08Zarco
39:09took
39:09the
39:09front
39:09on
39:10the
39:10LCR
39:11Honda
39:11just
39:11a few
39:11moments
39:12ago
39:12so
39:13is
39:13Pecco
39:13Bang
39:14Yaya
39:14going
39:14to
39:14deny
39:14Quattararo
39:15top
39:15spot
39:16here
39:16in
39:17this
39:17FP2
39:17session
39:18no
39:18he's
39:18not
39:18a
39:19130.646
39:20it was
39:21a
39:21best time
39:22of the
39:22session
39:22as far
39:23as
39:23the
39:23Italian
39:23goes
39:23but
39:24not
39:25enough
39:25to
39:25knock
39:26Quattararo
39:26off
39:26top
39:27spot
39:27yeah
39:28it's
39:28unusual
39:28to
39:28take
39:29a
39:29positive
39:29from
39:29a
39:30crash
39:30but
39:30Banaya
39:30did
39:31say
39:31yesterday
39:31he
39:31said
39:32at
39:32least
39:32when
39:32I
39:32crashed
39:33this
39:33time
39:33I
39:33knew
39:33why
39:34I
39:34crashed
39:34a
39:35lot
39:35of
39:35the
39:35times
39:35particularly
39:36if
39:36back
39:36to
39:36here
39:36a
39:36couple
39:37weeks
39:37ago
39:37that
39:37crashing
39:37to
39:38turn
39:38one
39:38in
39:38this
39:38very
39:38session
39:39free
39:39practice
39:40to
39:40Banaya
39:40was
39:41having
39:41all
39:41sorts
39:41of
39:41instability
39:42trying
39:42to
39:42get
39:43that
39:43Chikati
39:43stalked
39:43he
39:44was
39:44crashing
39:44but
39:45not
39:45really
39:45understanding
39:46why
39:46he
39:46was
39:47hitting
39:47the
39:47deck
39:47that's
39:48clearly
39:48something
39:48that
39:49Pekka
39:49Banaya
39:49has got
39:50a bit
39:50more
39:50confidence
39:50a bit
39:51more
39:51feedback
39:51from
39:51that
39:52Chikati
39:52he's
39:53understanding
39:53what's
39:54underneath
39:54him
39:54a little
39:55bit
39:55better
39:55and
39:55he's
39:56definitely
39:56in
39:56the
39:57frame
39:57to
39:57challenge
39:57for
39:58at
39:58the
39:58very
39:58least
39:58a
39:58place
39:58on
39:59the
39:59front
39:59row
39:59today
39:59he's
40:00looking
40:00good
40:01he is
40:01looking
40:01right
40:02on
40:02the
40:02money
40:02here
40:02is
40:03Pekka
40:03Banaya
40:03breaking
40:04harder
40:05now
40:05down
40:05into
40:06garage
40:06fair
40:07on
40:07course
40:07potentially
40:08for
40:08another
40:08strong
40:08lap
40:09here
40:09Jack
40:10back
40:10down
40:10to
40:10you
40:10yeah
40:11Banaya
40:11one
40:11of
40:12only
40:12a
40:12handful
40:12of
40:13riders
40:13not
40:13to
40:13opt
40:14for
40:14a
40:14brand
40:14new
40:14soft
40:15rear
40:15tire
40:15as
40:15well
40:15he's
40:15doing
40:16this
40:16on
40:16used
40:16rubber
40:17Banaya
40:17looks
40:17very
40:18very
40:18impressive
40:19this
40:19morning
40:20he is
40:21indeed
40:21yesterday
40:22he was
40:22strong
40:22his best
40:23Friday
40:23since
40:24the
40:24Portuguese
40:25Grand Prix
40:25in Portimao
40:26towards the
40:27tail end
40:27of 2025
40:28what about
40:29Alex Marquez
40:30bit of a low-key
40:31weekend so far
40:32for Alex
40:33he felt like
40:34he was missing
40:34rear grip
40:36particularly in the
40:36hard acceleration
40:37zones around
40:38this Le Mans
40:38circuit
40:39yesterday
40:40chasing a bit
40:41more rear
40:42traction
40:42a bit more
40:42drive grip
40:43was Alex
40:44still
40:45fourth fastest
40:46yesterday
40:46comfortably
40:46in the
40:47Q2
40:47strong
40:48in the
40:48first two
40:49sectors
40:49as you can
40:50see on the
40:50graphic
40:51at the
40:51front of
40:51your
40:51screens
40:52Alex
40:52out on
40:52a fresh
40:52rear tyre
40:53as well
40:54he's taken
40:55the
40:55chequered
40:56flag
40:56Pekka
40:57Bagnaya
40:57also has
40:58taken
40:58the
40:58chequered
40:59flag
40:59he's
40:59not able
40:59to
41:00better
41:01Quattararo's
41:02130.580
41:04so a
41:04Frenchman
41:05led the
41:05way on
41:06Friday
41:06afternoon
41:06and a
41:07Frenchman
41:08is going
41:08to lead
41:08the way
41:08on
41:09Saturday
41:09morning
41:10which
41:10means
41:11we've
41:11got some
41:11very
41:12happy
41:12French
41:13fans
41:13here
41:13in
41:13Le Mans
41:14is
41:15Fabio
41:15Quattararo
41:16potentially
41:17a contender
41:18for
41:18qualifying
41:19two
41:19he goes
41:20to
41:20qualifying
41:21one
41:21very
41:21very
41:22shortly
41:22and
41:23a
41:23major
41:23boost
41:24for
41:24Yamaha
41:25of course
41:26they've
41:26been
41:26lucky
41:26for
41:26any
41:27kind
41:27of
41:27comfort
41:27they
41:28can
41:28find
41:28with
41:29this
41:30troublesome
41:30V4
41:31process
41:32that they're
41:33in
41:33trying to
41:33inject
41:34some
41:34performance
41:35into
41:35that
41:35bike
41:35any
41:36lift
41:36they can
41:36get
41:37they'll
41:37quite
41:37happily
41:38grasp
41:38with
41:38both
41:38hands
41:39and
41:39Fabio
41:39Quattararo
41:40has
41:40provided
41:40them
41:40and
41:41the
41:41thousands
41:42upon
41:42thousands
41:42of his
41:43compatriots
41:43with a
41:44lift
41:44this
41:44morning
41:45polls
41:46here
41:46in Le Mans
41:47in 2020
41:472021
41:48and of course
41:49also here
41:50last year
41:52he couldn't
41:52could he
41:53could he
41:53pull off
41:54another
41:54miracle
41:54performance
41:55anybody
41:56could
41:56it
41:56would be
41:58sensational
41:58it would
41:59be
42:00incredible
42:00if
42:01Fabio
42:01Quattararo
42:02could do
42:02it
42:03again
42:03first of
42:04course
42:04he has to
42:04get himself
42:05out of
42:05what is
42:05always
42:05going to
42:06be
42:06a very
42:06tricky
42:07Q1
42:08session
42:09Marquez
42:09himself
42:10saying
42:10yesterday
42:10Q1
42:11is the
42:12one
42:12session
42:12of
42:12the
42:12weekend
42:13you
42:13really
42:14don't
42:14want
42:14to
42:14be
42:15involved
42:15in
42:15pockets
42:16of
42:17Banya
42:17fans
42:17give us
42:18a wave
42:19you should
42:19be happy
42:19because
42:20the
42:20number
42:2063
42:21is
42:22shining
42:22in
42:23the
42:23Le Mans
42:23sunshine
42:24top
42:25three
42:25yesterday
42:25despite
42:26the
42:26late
42:26crash
42:26at
42:27turn
42:27six
42:27and
42:28one
42:28place
42:28higher
42:29up
42:29this
42:29morning
42:29is
42:29Pekka
42:30Banya
42:31looking
42:31in
42:32the
42:32groove
42:32I
42:33think
42:33she
42:33was
42:34a
42:34single
42:34Banya
42:34fan
42:35there
42:35in
42:35a
42:35sea
42:35of
42:36pink
42:36and
42:36yellow
42:36of
42:37Fabio
42:37Quattara
42:37support
42:38in
42:38that
42:38particular
42:39grandstand
42:39but
42:39they
42:39are
42:40such
42:40a
42:40knowledgeable
42:41crowd
42:41here
42:42at
42:42the
42:42French
42:42Grand Prix
42:43they
42:44just
42:44love
42:44the
42:45sport
42:45they
42:45adore
42:45MotoGP
42:46even
42:47pre
42:47Quattara
42:48and
42:48Zarco
42:49it
42:49was
42:49always
42:49a
42:49great
42:49event
42:50to
42:50be
42:50a
42:51part
42:51of
42:51but
42:51of
42:51course
42:52with
42:52two
42:52French
42:52riders
42:53one
42:53of
42:54world
42:54champion
42:54and
42:55won
42:55the
42:55most
42:55recent
42:55French
42:56Grand
42:56Prix
42:56winner
42:56this
42:57has
42:57become
42:58an
42:58event
42:58now
42:58that
42:59just
42:59for
42:59French
42:59sports
43:00fans
43:00you
43:01dare
43:01not
43:01miss
43:02the
43:02French
43:02Grand
43:02Prix
43:02Saturday
43:03mornings
43:04have
43:05been
43:05very
43:05very
43:05kind
43:06so far
43:06this
43:06season
43:07to
43:07Fabio
43:07De
43:08Gian Antonio
43:08has
43:09not yet
43:09started
43:10lower
43:10than
43:10fourth
43:11place
43:11on
43:12the
43:12grid
43:12he's
43:12on
43:12a
43:12great
43:13running
43:13Q2
43:13of
43:14three
43:14successive
43:15front
43:15road
43:16starts
43:16including
43:16Poles
43:17in
43:18Brazil
43:18and
43:19in
43:19Texas
43:20so
43:21you
43:21know
43:21that
43:21Fabio
43:22De
43:22Gian Antonio
43:22is going
43:23to be
43:23a
43:23series
43:23contender
43:24for
43:24the
43:25front
43:25row
43:25as
43:25well
43:26in
43:26Q2
43:27coming
43:27up
43:27shortly
43:28once
43:29again
43:29find
43:29himself
43:30inside
43:30that
43:31top
43:31three
43:31the
43:32Ducati
43:33GP26
43:34is
43:34of
43:35Bagnia
43:35and
43:35De
43:35Gian Antonio
43:36inside
43:36that
43:37top
43:37three
43:38the
43:38Ducati
43:38GP26
43:39of
43:39Mark
43:40Marquez
43:40down
43:41in
43:4116th
43:42place
43:42at the
43:42end
43:42of
43:43that
43:43session
43:43we
43:44should
43:44say
43:44that
43:44Martin
43:45did
43:48that
43:48was
43:49immediately
43:49scrubbed
43:50off
43:50though
43:50after
43:50Gian Zarco
43:51late
43:52crash
43:52at
43:53turn
43:5313
43:54to
43:54Jack's
43:55point
43:55very good
43:55point
43:56that he
43:56made
43:56in
43:56pit
43:56lane
43:57would
43:57have
43:57been
43:57barely
43:58faster
43:58than
43:58his
43:58teammate
43:58Bagnia
43:59was
43:59going
43:59and
44:00he
44:00didn't
44:00change
44:01tyres
44:01Fabio
44:01Quattararo
44:02then
44:02the
44:03other
44:04home
44:04favourite
44:04after
44:05Zarco
44:05still
44:05the
44:05hard
44:05dimes
44:06yesterday
44:06it's
44:06Quattararo
44:07quickest
44:07on
44:07Saturday
44:08morning
44:08in
44:09FP2
44:09Bagnia
44:10second
44:10from
44:10Di Gian
44:10Antonio
44:11the
44:11Aprilia
44:124th
44:125th
44:136th
44:13and
44:137th
44:14with
44:14Agura
44:14leading
44:14there
44:15and
44:15Bastini
44:15in
44:15the
44:15KTM
44:168th
44:16and
44:179th
44:17ahead
44:17of
44:17Zarco
44:18who
44:18had
44:18that
44:18late
44:19fall
44:19record
44:19them
44:19on
44:20mere
44:2011th
44:20from
44:21Alex
44:21Marquez
44:21and
44:22Frankie
44:22Morbidelli
44:23who
44:24certainly
44:24didn't
44:24impress
44:25Ralph
44:25Hernandez
44:25for the
44:28second
44:29day
44:29in a
44:29row
44:29coming
44:30unstuck
44:31with
44:31some
44:31ill-timed
44:32yellow
44:32flags
44:32Brett
44:33Binder
44:3317th
44:33ahead
44:33of
44:34Marini
44:34Rascati
44:34Oglu
44:35Rins
44:35Miller
44:35and
44:36Jonas
44:36Folger
44:37as he
44:37was
44:37yesterday
44:38around
44:38two and
44:38a half
44:38seconds
44:39off
44:39the
44:39pace
44:39in
44:3922nd
44:42what a
44:42time
44:43to be
44:43a
44:43mother
44:44GP
44:44Fran
44:44from
44:45France
44:45at
44:45the
44:46moment
44:46Joan
44:47Zarco
44:47strongest
44:48on
44:48Friday
44:49Fabio
44:50Quattara
44:50another
44:51home
44:51crowd
44:52superstar
44:52fastest
44:53on
44:53Saturday
44:54morning
44:54he's
44:54got
44:54Q1
44:55coming
44:55up
44:55next
44:56which
44:56will
44:56also
44:56feature
44:57reigning
44:57world
44:58champion
44:58Marc
45:02you
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