This weekend marks the first ever MotoGP event in India, with VR46 Ducati topping both practice sessions on Friday with Marco Bezzecchi in FP1 and Luca Marini in FP2.
The track was officially homologated on Thursday after the riders gave their approval, having come into the event carrying safety concerns about the recent circuit updates.
And while some points of the track were touted as something a concern by some riders, the overall impression was positive.
However, Turn 1 proved to be a major challenge for the field, with several crashes taking place there and many instances of riders running off as they outbraked themselves.
“It’s very difficult, Turn 1, to stop the bike,” Bezzecchi said.
“Also because after you have Turn 2 immediately, so every time you run wide you go into Turn 2 and it’s fucking difficult.
“I made so many mistakes today to have a perfect reference and it was not easy.
“I think it’s the easiest point to make mistakes, but to ride it’s not the toughest part of the track. Sector three is more difficult.
“You have to be precise and there are many corners in sequence, that if you make a mistake in the first one you fuck all the sector.”
Source: Autosport