Aprilia<\/a> \u201cmade a step\u201d from FP1 to Practice, but it \u201cwas not big enough\u201d to close in on the leaders.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt was a tough first day here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis morning was not too bad, actually. But the conditions were super tough already.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis afternoon, when we put on the correct tyres, I made a step, but it was not big enough to be closer to the other guys.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen we worked during the session, but we weren\u2019t able to find a step, especially for the time attack.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, it was not enough to go directly through to Q2. But we will work hard tonight to try to use the Q1 as an advantage and try to be stronger tomorrow.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI was struggling a bit on the drive to put the power on the ground. I was struggling a lot to find traction.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis, for me, was the main issue. Then, when you are struggling on traction, you also try to force a lot on braking to recover.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut that was not the way to stop the bike better. Let\u2019s try to understand if also by riding, I can improve in terms of my approach to the corners.<\/p>\n
\u201cTomorrow will be a tough one, but we are here to fight. So, we will try our best to pass and go through to Q2.\u201d<\/p>\n
Aprilia has typically struggled at Sepang over the years, with its best grand prix result a sixth.<\/p>\n
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