A first position on Friday to give Yamaha even more food for thought. After his incredible results over the weekend in Barcelona, Garrett Gerloff made his Magny-Cours debut today in the best possible way. In addition to the points for the championship ranking of the American, the official seat of the Yamaha works team can also be obtained, so the start could not have gone better for the American. The GRT team driver displaced Jonathan Rea at the end of FP2 by only 15 thousandths of a second. with his best lap in 1’48.830. Yamaha’s decision on the man who will join Razgatlioglu in the factory team in 2021 has not yet been made and Garrett (we’ve been saying that for months) seems to be more than just a valid candidate for the place.
“Now I’m part of a fantastic team made up of great people who have become real friends to me. If I stay here with them, I’ll be more than happy with either the 2020 or 2021 bike – Gerloff told us in the Magny-Cours press room – of course, A change to the works team would be great, but Yamaha also supports us a lot at GRT, and my goal is to keep racing in this category. I don’t know what’s going to happen, my manager will take care of it, I have to concentrate 100% on the races ”.
Awareness of one’s own means, humility and professionalism. Three qualities that every driver should have and that are also in Gerloff, who, as mentioned, was the first to finish his first day on the Magny-Cours race track in France today.
“The track is really nice, it wasn’t difficult to learn, I did a little research before coming here and maybe the rain will help me too because it gives me more time to understand what to do. After the good results of the weekend in Barcelona, I am now more self-confident and have arrived at Magny-Cours with a little more confidence. “
What was your work like today?
“This morning I tried familiarize myself with the track and together with my team we made some changes that seemed very interesting to me. In FP2 I wanted to try these changes a little better and I felt good, the track improved lap by lap during the session and in the end there was a clear line with no water and it went well. “
Tomorrow race 1 and then Superpole and race 2 on Sunday. Is there a way to replicate the Barcelona results?
“At this moment we don’t really know what can happen to the weather tomorrow and sunday it looks like it’s raining but maybe it will only do in the morning. My goal is to fight for the best possible position and if it’s a podium, all the better. “
How do you feel about the rain? Have you ever ridden in the rain in MotoAmerica?
“I’ve won a few times in the rain, not always and not on every track, but for example my first professional race was in the wet. Sure, it’s more difficult in terms of confidence, but it’s the same for everyone. “