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Thanks to stable conditions, round five of the current World Championship season began with an intensive day of free practices for Dominique Aegerter.

Dry weather despite heavy cloudy skies made it possible to work properly on track during both free practice sessions on Friday in the East Midlands of England. Dominique Aegerter and his experienced crew from the Italian GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team therefore wasted no time in getting an immediate idea of the tyre situation with regard to the choice for the races. Aegerter finished the day in eleventh place, just 0.8 seconds behind the leader. 

#77 Dominique AEGERTER (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team, Yamaha YZF R1)
FP1: P15 - 1´27.953 / FP2: P11 - 1´26.845

«Today we were lucky with the weather, so we were able to try out both tyre options, for the front and the rear. However, we are still missing something to get a better feeling with the bike. We also need to improve the electronic set-up so that I can better implement my natural riding. We are looking at the data on both points and working hard to make progress tomorrow. There is a large group in which the gaps are very tight. Nevertheless, my goal remains to be on the first three rows of the grid. And then it is a case of keeping our fingers crossed for good weather and good races on Saturday and Sunday.»
 
#UKWorldSBK - WSBK Combined Free Practice Times (FP1/FP2):
1 Toprak RAZGATLIOGLU / TUR / ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team / BMW M 1000 RR / 1´26.013 (FP2)
2 Danilo PETRUCCI / ITA / Barni Spark Racing Team / Ducati Panigale V4R / 1´16.235 +0.222 (FP2)
3 Nicolo BULEGA / ITA / Aruba.it Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4R / 1´26.28 +0.225 (FP2)
11 #77 Dominique AEGERTER / SWI / GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team / Yamaha YZF R1 / 1´26.845+0.832 (FP2)

#UKWorldSBK - WSBK Time Schedule for Saturday July 13th (CEST):
10:00 - 10:20 FP3
12:10 - 11:15 Tissot Superpole 
15:00 Race 1 (23 Laps – 92.529 km)