In cool but dry conditions this afternoon, LCR rider Stefan Bradl delivered another positive performance at Estoril GP 60-minute qualifying session but, for the first time this season, the German rookie had to deal with the misfortune as the session was red flagged during his quickest lap.
Eleven minutes before the end De Puniet lost the front end of his bike taking out Edwards and Bradl, who was producing his fastest lap on soft rubber, had to slow down waiting for the session to be resumed shortly after. This morning practice saw Bradl hunting a set up to provide more rear grip for his Honda RC213V ahead tomorrow’s race but now he must deal with a tough 11th place start (1’38.265).
Stefan Bradl
"We have been unlucky today: without the red flag we could take the 7th spot on the grid. I am a bit disappointed because we were doing a good job improving a lot the bike compared with yesterday when we were far away from the top. Today we are just one second to the top but during my quickest lap I saw the red flag in the last corner. Starting from the 11th spot will be more complicate in the beginning of the race but I think we made a good job today and I was capable to adapt my riding style to this track”.
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