CZE ROUND | FRIDAY

Light rain characterised the first morning of activity for the Czech Round, the eighth event of the 2023 WorldSBK season.

Riders were forced to enter the track on rain tyres and then got familiar with slicks (but in wet conditions) in the last 15 minutes of the session. FP2, on the other hand, was lit by bright sunshine, which also favoured a noticeable rise in temperature.

A small technical issue, promptly fixed by his team, forced Alvaro Bautista to spend a few minutes in the box at the start of the session.

The WorldSBK classification leader returned to the track (without ever-changing tyres) and finished with the sixth fastest time, 93 thousandths behind his team-mate.

Alvaro Bautista #1 
P 6

“Today was a bit difficult for us, first because of the track conditions and then because of an issue we had in FP2. We weren’t able to ride as consistently as we would have liked but we still managed to gather important data ahead of tomorrow. Hopefully, we can work in FP3 in the best weather conditions.“