Traffic and disruption by rain are the reasons Luis Salom and Brad Binder didn’t have the best ever qualifying results for the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island. Nevertheless both riders of RW Racing GP and their team manager are confident for the race on Sunday.
After the first day it was clear both Salom and Binder had issues with the setup of the bike, especially the suspension. The team worked hard to improve the bike and it clearly showed in the last free practice. For Binder the better suspension settings meant he needed a gearbox update as well.
But in qualifying it was not possible for Salom and Binder to set a fast lap time immediately. Luis Salom found a lot of traffic in his way and after a bit of rain he couldn’t find his rhythm anymore. Brad Binders rhythm was disrupted by the rain as well.
Luis Salom (9th): "A start from the third row shouldn’t be the problem. In Malaysia I was even further back. But it doesn’t make things easier. I didn‘t have enough time left to set a better lap time after the rain. There was no clean lap anymore. Nevertheless the setup of the bike is fine and I trust I can have a good result in the race."
Brad Binder (20th): "After we changed the gearbox everything went a lot better. It is a pity the session was disrupted by rain. I just couldn’t find my rhythm anymore. It’s another example of a bit of bad luck but I’m confident I can do well in the race."
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