Karel Abraham will start the 2013 season first MotoGP race in Qatar from 18th place. Abraham reached 8th fastest tim during the fifteen minutes long qualification (Q1) with 1,120 second gap to the fastest Aleix Espargaro. Czech rider speeded up about 0,909 second compared to the Friday´s practice and reached 1:58,271. Abaja will join Yonny Hernandez and Hiroshi Aoyama on sixth row.
Karel Abraham:
"Yesterday I said that it would be hard to be cut one second from Friday lap time. We did it, but we needed to be even faster and cut another half second gap. We must decide which tyres to use in tomorrow warm-up. We´re not sure if the soft can make whole race, so we must check if I can make good lap time on hard. It won´t be easy race, but I believe that we can fight for points."
Marco Grana, chief-mechanic Cardion AB Motoracing
"We cut another second from our time, but we needed more to be satisfied.We´ll try to adjust the setup of the rear part in the warm-up. Bike is even better prepared after today´s practices, we´ve eliminated yesterday´s chattering which was making problems for Karel. I think we´re ready for the race. We can make fast times constantly, and that´s the most important for whole race. Our goal is to stay together with De Puniet after the start and to finish as one of three fastest CRT bikes. "
Cardion AB Motoracing Press Release
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