VR46, complicated Friday for Luca Marini

The words of Luca Marini after the free 

Complicated Friday for Luca Marini in the free practice of the Grand Prix of Australia on the Phillip Island track, where it is run this weekend.

The centaur from Marche, struggling with a physical condition not perfect after the surgery on his collarbone, ended the afternoon free practice session in 19th place, capable of a best lap of 1'29.164.
 
It should be mentioned that, due to adverse weather forecast for Sunday, with showers and strong gusts of wind,  è the program of the Grand Prix d’d’Australia, which will be run on Saturday at 15.10 local time, while the Sprint Race è has been moved to Sunday at 14.00.

Valentino Rossi’s brother spoke this way to the team’s official channels at the end of free practice: "I’m more in trouble than expected: this morning I had no grip, I struggled a lot with the rear tire. In the afternoon better, but not fast enough. We have to work, make a setting step and compare our data with the other Ducatis. From a physical point of view, I am not 100 percent.  In Indonesia it was more a fixed pain in the collarbone, while here a muscle issue. There are a lot of left turns, you are leaning for several seconds. That definitely affected today, but it wasn’t the crucial aspect. On the time change, we will adapt, but I would have preferred to arrive at the long race with a better feeling and more shoulder work".