Very high pace and new race lap records
“On Friday, teams and riders struggled to find the right setup and a good grip level, because the track was still not very clean and not rubberised, track temperatures were quite low and the surface was damp due to some rain showers and significant gusts of wind. Today, however, the evolution of the track combined with more stable weather and milder temperatures, we were able to see the true values on the field and the riders were very fast, as evidenced by the new race lap records for both classes. The soft SC0 rear was the protagonist in qualifying and would have allowed Razgatlioğlu to also set the new all-time lap record, if his last attempt had not been cancelled due to a yellow flag, while the SC1 D0922 development stole the show in Race1, where it was used by all the riders. At the front, the SC1 confirmed itself as the ideal option for this circuit, in both classes, and for Supersport, paired with the soft SC0 rear. Without any exceptional changes in conditions, we do not expect any upheaval in tomorrow’s long-distance races, while it will be interesting to see the choice of the rear tyre for the Superpole Race. With lower temperatures, the D0922 option is favoured because, even if on the flying lap it is a few tenths slower than the SC0, in the cold it is subject to lower wear and has a lower performance degradation, and this can make the difference over a 10-lap distance. If, on the other hand, the asphalt temperatures are going to be higher, then the SC0 could come back into play”.
Automobile Magazine