In the first laps I thought I could fight for the podium. I'm satisfied with my pace, I also did my fastest time on the last lap.

首轮几圈我以为有望前三，对比赛节奏很满意，最后一圈还跑出了我个人最快圈速。

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"The last time I arrived in my grandmother's village, there was a goat in my lap and some chickens," he said.

“上次我到我奶奶的村庄，我的周围有一只山羊和几只小鸡，”他说。

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The teams finally got the first chance to drive Thursday and the lap time generated by the teams are around 2 to 3 seconds slower than last year's lap time due to the slippery track.

所有车队最终可以在周四开始进行练习。因为赛道比较滑，车队的单圈时间均比去年慢了2-3秒。

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Patrick, who is still looking for her first win in Nascar, earned the top spot after recording the fastest lap time during qualifying last weekend.

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"We were really comfortable and competitive on this track, but when I had my last chance to do a quick lap time I found some slower riders on track and they wanted to follow me, " said Lorenzo.

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It is a major change from the last three seasons, when drivers had just one lap to set their time but they ran alone on the track.

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