Malaysian GP / Free Practice

23/10/2015

Jorge Navarro strengthens progress in free practice for Malaysian GP

Estrella Galicia 0,0 rider places fourth on first day of free practice at Sepang, the fastest Spanish rider in Moto3.

Heat and humidity played a big part in the first day of free practice for the Malaysian GP, in which Jorge Navarro got onboard his Honda NSF250RW to take on track where the asphalt temperature was over 46ºC in the afternoon session -29ºC in the morning session. Ambient temperature was 34°C with 50% humidity, and smoke from fires in Indonesia further aggravated the conditions.

However, these conditions did not prevent Estrella Galicia 0,0 rider Jorge Navarro from working intensively to keep improving in every aspect. In the morning session he led the way with 7 minutes remaining, eventually dropping down to second and 4 tenths off the top spot.

In the afternoon session, with higher temperatures on track, the tyres did not perform in the same way as in the morning; nevertheless, Navarro improved his times and finished thirdwith a time of 1:14.115. That put him fourth on the combined timesheet for the day.

The Spaniard, who is Team Estrella Galicia 0,0’s only rider at the Malaysian GP due to Fabio Quartararo’s withdrawal through injury, will be back out on track tomorrow from 3am CET for the third free practice. Qualifying for the penultimate race of the season takes place at 6:35am CET.
 

4th, 2:14.115, 31 laps, 172 km

"We have adapted very quickly to the Sepang circuit, which is quite difficult"
 

"Today was a very positive day. We have adapted very quickly to the Sepang circuit, which is quite difficult. This was our first objective: to go fast from the start in order to gradually refine the setup of the bike. The pace this morning was very good; in the afternoon, with more heat and without the soft tyre, I noticed that I was lacking a little confidence -I guess like everyone else- because with the increasing track temperature the rear tyre was sliding a lot. I focused on finding my own pace, riding alone and trying to improve small details. I'm happy with this first day. I hope that tomorrow we can continue working like we did today."