Qualifying
Moto2 2023
Round 18
Chantra and Ogura Will Need to Come Back in Sepang
Sepang International Circuit
The results in the qualifying session have been far from the expectations created by their results of yesterday and this morning. Despite this, the speed and pace shown give hopes of a good result for tomorrow's race.
Hiroshi Aoyama
The qualifying session has been more complicated than expected. Chantra and Ogura did well yesterday and this morning, but the grid positions are far from our expectations. It's a pity, we should check the reason. It seems that could be related to the temperature, but it needs to be analyzed to be ready for the race.
The qualifying session has been more complicated than expected. Chantra and Ogura did well yesterday and this morning, but the grid positions are far from our expectations. It's a pity, we should check the reason. It seems that could be related to the temperature, but it needs to be analyzed to be ready for the race.
Somkiat Chantra
35
IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia After working hard yesterday and looking for a good setup in P3, I've done a good lap time. In Q2, I tried to be fast from the beginning. The strategy was to do two attacks. On the second outing, with the new tire, I found a lot of traffic and a yellow flag that cancelled my lap. I hadn't an option to try another lap and finally will start from the third row.
After working hard yesterday and looking for a good setup in P3, I've done a good lap time. In Q2, I tried to be fast from the beginning. The strategy was to do two attacks. On the second outing, with the new tire, I found a lot of traffic and a yellow flag that cancelled my lap. I hadn't an option to try another lap and finally will start from the third row.
Ai Ogura
79
IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Overall, I cannot say that today has been a good Saturday. I made a few mistakes on P3, including one that caused a crash. Because of this crash, I started the Q2 in smooth mode, missing the good moments to do my best lap time. In general, this weekend, I have been fast, but tomorrow, I think it will be a tough race. The only thing I can do is overtake as many riders as possible initially. Keep going!
Overall, I cannot say that today has been a good Saturday. I made a few mistakes on P3, including one that caused a crash. Because of this crash, I started the Q2 in smooth mode, missing the good moments to do my best lap time. In general, this weekend, I have been fast, but tomorrow, I think it will be a tough race. The only thing I can do is overtake as many riders as possible initially. Keep going!
