MotoGP: Petrucci plays with brake/throttle technique
Danilo Petrucci spent most of his final MotoGP test of 2017 trying to replicate the tyre-friendly brake-and-throttle technique of factory Ducati riders Andrea Dovizioso and Jo𒊎rge Lorenzo.
The Pramac pilot, who celebrated four podiums during his best-yet grand prix season after earning the third GP17 seat, felt h🉐e nee♒ds to improve management of the rear tyre.
"First of all during these days I was trying to manage my rear tyre, watching how Dovizioso and Lorenzo do it," said the Italian, ꦍspeaking in the Jerez paddock at lunchtime on the🐼 final day.

Danilo Petrucci spent most of his final MotoGP test of 2017 trying to𒈔 replicate the tyre-friendly brake-♓and-throttle technique of factory Ducati riders Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo.
The Pramac pilot, who celebrated four podiums during his best-yet grand prix season after earning the third GP17 seat, felt he needs to ♚improve management of the rear tyre.
"First of all during th𒀰ese days I was trying to manage my rear tyre, watching how Dovizioso and Lorenzo do it," said the Italian, speaking in the Jerez paddock at lunchtime on the final day.
"Generally I always ﷽brake a little bit later. So then I release the brake a little bit later [but also] open the throttle a♛ little bit earlier. And we understood that with the Michelin tyre, when you start to be aggressive [with the throttle] in the middle of the corner, you never re-gain the traction on the exit.
"So I was trying to be fast and save my tyre."
Pressed on the exact technique, Petrucci💎 revealed: "Just tr🌌ying to release the brake [earlier on corner entry] and see if the bike continues to turn. Then wait a little bit, half-a-second, before opening the throttle and open it a little bit more smoothly.
"Sincerely we saw some improve✱ments, my lap time was constantly under '38s."
Petrucci was conducting the experiments using his 🥂standard GP17, before getting a run on the hybrid GP17-18 - used by Doviꦬzioso and Lorenzo on the previous two days - during the final afternoon of testing.
"I've been waiting for Jorge and Dovi, who were trying the new bike. I don't know if🤡 it's♚ the definite [2018] bike or not, but anyway I have to try and give my advice.
"I've spoken with the other riders, and Pirro, and it sounds like there are some positive and some negative things [about it]. It's not a revolution, buꦚt I have to try first and we'll see."
But just as he was preparing to switch over from his standard GP17, Petrucci suffered a big accident at Turn 8 (168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:breaking the 'salad b❀ox' open in the process).
"It was the last run before I switch to the new bike. Unfortunately I crashed and destroyed my bike. Immediately whenᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ I brake, I lose the front and the bike went straight into the wall.
"A very, very 🎃fast crash. I have some bruises but ca♕n continue. I think in one hour I will try the new bike..."
Petrucci did not comment after ridಞing the new bike, the final version of which is expected to debut at Sepang in late January.

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