With track temperature increasing from 26ºC to 45ºC today at Indianapolis GP qualifying, the LCR racer Stefan Bradl has struggled to control the front end of his RCV.
The grip levels improved dramatically from yesterday and the German qualified in the top three in all free sessions with the intention to occupy the front row ahead tomorrow’s 27-lap race. But Bradl’s performance was ruined by a crash at turn 1 during the 15-minute Q2 and he will start from the eight place.
Stefan Bradl:
“Unfortunately we are only 8th in the qualifying because we have struggled a bit with the front tyre due to the increased temperature of the asphalt. I tried to push as hard as I could in my flying lap and I crashed. We were not capable to solve this issue with the front before the Q2 but we have been very fast for the whole weekend so I am not worried about my pace for tomorrow. It won’t be an easy race starting from the 8th spot on the grid but my confidence is still high”.
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