TEAM HDR HEIDRUN
QATAR GP RACE: VIETTI FIGHTS BACK TO SEVENTH POSITION. LÓPEZ OUTSIDE THE POINTS

The HDR Heidrun Team concludes the Qatar Grand Prix with a positive result thanks to Celestino Vietti’s comeback, who finishes in seventh place after a race that improved as it went on. On the other hand, Alonso López had a more challenging Sunday, finishing outside the points

Vietti didn’t have an ideal start, initially holding his position from the grid. However, lap by lap, with a consistent and determined race pace, the rider from Ciriè managed to climb through the field with grit, gaining seven positions and finishing the race in seventh place.

A lightning start for López, who moved up from 18th to 10th immediately. After serving his penalty, Alonso returned to 14th position, but struggled to defend his position throughout the race, finishing 16th and outside the points.

The next round of the Moto2 World Championship returns to Europe with the Spanish Grand Prix, scheduled for April 25-27.

ALONSO LÓPEZ #21: 16th
“It wasn’t an easy race. The start was good, I was able to recover several positions right away. Unfortunately, the long lap penalty affected my race. After serving it, I couldn’t maintain the pace, and I stayed out of the top fifteen. Now we go back to Europe, and with some adjustments, we will be able to make the improvement we need. We will continue working to arrive in Jerez more competitive. We can’t wait!”.

CELESTINO VIETTI #13: 7th
“Overall, I’m happy with the race because we managed to limit the damage. We recovered quite a bit, and in terms of pace, we weren’t as far off the leaders as we had been throughout the rest of the weekend. The most positive and interesting thing is that we learned something more here, which will help us work better in the upcoming races: both in terms of me as a rider helping the bike, and the bike helping me. It was a productive race. It’s definitely not the result I was hoping for, but we still came away with some points, and that’s not bad. The team gave me great support: we worked hard and well, so I want to thank them. I think we can take another step forward and fight more for the top positions. It was a great comeback, I had fun, and now we’ll try to arrive in Jerez even more prepared”.