Mandalika.- After the problems that forced the start of the pre-season test in Indonesia to be stopped for a few hours on Friday, due to the presence of mud and dirt on the track, some drivers said this Saturday that the conditions had improved slightly, while that others were of the opinion that the track, right now, is not ready for a MotoGP race.
"The circuit is not ready for a grand prix," said Alex Rins on Saturday.
"The first thing we will ask is to improve the conditions of the asphalt. If they have to drive ten hours by car, let them do it," he suggested as a solution, hoping that until the date of the race in five weeks, there will be time to improve the situation.
On the sporting front, Rins finished 13th on the time sheet (1.31.884) after having been in the front positions all day, as he did not improve his times at the end of the session, when the riders mounted new rubber to attack the clock .
"We missed the soft rubber, because I saw a few drops of water on my visor. But as far as pace I'm happy", was the Catalan's explanation.
"There are two or three Ducati in front of us, so we have to improve the bike," he added, before acknowledging that "we will improve in qualifying on Saturdays, but surely not that much."
Rins, who assured that "we are very close" to being ready for the start of the season, warned that the "Honda is not bad at all".
Looking ahead to the last test day in Indonesia, the forecasts are that it could rain. "If it rains tomorrow I don't think we'll shoot," he settled.
