Mandalika.- The youngest of the Espargaró was the only one capable of lapping under the pole time of the SBK last November, when Toprak Razgatlioglu set the track record in 1.32.877, a mark that Pol smashed in this first contact of the MotoGP with the Indonesian track, lowering it to 1.32.466, the only one that achieved it.
The one from Honda did not want to give more importance to the time, since it is only the first day and the times will go down until Sunday.
Pol focused on enjoying a new circuit from which he made a good impression.
"The circuit has everything, the problem is that this morning it was impossible, very dirty. Luckily, as the laps passed, rubber was deposited and we began to be able to work," he explained.
"This circuit has its soul, it is different from the others and that is good. It has fast and slow corners", he valued.
More importantly was the feeling with the improvements on the RC213V.
"We have improved the bike a lot throughout the day, much more than I expected when we started," he acknowledged.
But he is convinced that times will improve.
"The circuit is still not clean enough to work on. I think we can drop a couple of seconds, because you can't take any chances now."
The new features of the Honda are increasingly adapted to the particular style of the Catalan.
"Every time I go out I can use the rear brake more, and that makes my life a lot easier", settled the boy from Granollers.
