TEAM HDR HEIDRUN

ARGENTINA GP QUALIFYING: TEAM HDR HEIDRUN SECURES THIRD ROW

It was a positive day for Team HDR Heidrun at the Termas de Río Hondo Circuit, where López and Vietti fought hard to secure spots on the third row of the starting grid for tomorrow’s race.

In the second free practice session, Alonso reaffirmed his excellent feeling with both the bike and the track, finishing with a solid eighth place thanks to a time of 1’41.868. In the afternoon, he went straight into Q2, further upping his pace and clocking a strong 1’41.287. This result earned him seventh on the grid, putting him at the front of the third row for tomorrow’s race.

Vietti showed remarkable progress starting from FP2 in the morning, significantly improving on his previous day’s time with an impressive 1’41.857. His determination exploded during Q1, where he set the session’s fastest lap with a remarkable 1’41.410, a temporary track record, later surpassed by Gonzalez in Q2. Despite some challenges in the final part of the decisive qualifying session, Celestino still secured ninth on the grid with a 1’41.297. Beyond the final position, what truly matters for team number 13 is having demonstrated great potential and the ability to fight for a leading role in tomorrow’s race.

ALONSO LÓPEZ #21: 7th in 1’41.287

“Today we worked well right from the free practice sessions, and my feeling with the bike kept improving. In Q2, I gave it my all to improve my time, and starting from seventh place is a good result. Tomorrow, I want to have a solid race; I know we have the pace to fight”.

CELESTINO VIETTI #13: 9th in 1’41.297

“I’m happy because compared to yesterday, we made a big step forward, both in terms of riding and my feeling with the bike. We’ve significantly reduced the gap to the front. We’re on the right path, working well, and improving our confidence with the Boscoscuro every time, and it shows. I’m only a bit disappointed that I couldn’t improve in the second run of Q2. I could have done better, but a mix of my own mistakes and a yellow flag at the end stopped me from getting the lap I wanted. All in all, I’m satisfied. We’re starting from the third row tomorrow, and a good start will be crucial to stay with the front group. The race pace looks good, so we expect to have a strong race”.