Danilo Petrucci gave the Octo Pramac Racing team a reason to celebrate on Saturday afternoon with a brilliant second place on the German GP at the Sachsenring Circuit.
Petrucci was strong in FP3 when the track was dry, however, when the time came for him to push so that he could direct access to Q2, a crash in the last sector forced him to return to the pits.
However, his attempt with the second bike did not bring the desired results but Petrucci remained focused and after a wonderful Q2 under wet conditions, he was beaten only by Marc Marquez, who snatched away what would have been his maiden pole position in the dying minutes of the session.
“I am very happy to be here because it was a real fight,” he said. “I was coming from Q1 and I had a good feeling. I knew I could be there. It was a beautiful battle with Marquez, I also pulled it a bit but he was better. However, I am happy to start in the first row.”
“Since last year, I was looking for this result in this circuit. For tomorrow, we will see what the weather will be, however I feel I have great confidence on both wet and dry conditions”.
