Repsol Honda dominate day one in Austin

Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa enjoyed a very positive first day at the Circuit of The Americas track in Austin.

It is the first time MotoGP has visited the Texas track, Dani exited the garage at 11am this morning and found the track very slippery from the start. On his first run, he recorded lap times of around 2'12. However, as the track became cleaner and temperatures increased, the lap times steadily dropped.

Dani Pedrosa was second fastest for the day with 2'05.047 lap on lap 51 of 59. Testing will resume tomorrow morning at 10am local time.

Dani Pedrosa - 2nd - 2'05.047

“It is a new circuit – and a very different one at that. This makes it important to put in plenty of laps, to get your reference points established: braking markers, gear changes, finding out whether you are best off in second or third gear – things like that. It was good to ride a lot of laps today, and also to see how the tyres faired. The track has a lot of tight corners – above all Turn 1 – but there are also flowing chicanes and some long straights. The pace and direction changes from section to section, which is a little strange at first. However, after so many laps, you get the hang of the track. Even if the grip levels aren't especially good, the overall feeling is positive"

Testing Result:

2 - Dani Pedrosa - 2'05.047 - SPA - HONDA - Repsol Honda Team

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