DOUBLE DNF FOR THE LIGHTECH SPEEDUP IN THE SPANISH GRAND PRIX AND SO MUCH BAD LUCK!
The sixth round of the Moto2 ™ World Championship in Jerez de la Frontera proved to be a weekend to forget for the LighTech SpeedUp as they leave Spain empty-handed.
Once again bad luck falls on Aldeguer and shatters an almost perfect weekend. Fenati also crashes down after a few laps.
From the fifth spot on the grid, the 17-year-old Spaniard started very well, reaching third position after the first corners and then fourth at the end of the first lap. Some difficulties at the beginning of the race before finding the rhythm in which Fermin lost positions, but on lap eight he was already fifth behind Fernandez chased by Vietti and Dixon fighting hard and demonstrating an excellent pace. On the following lap he suffered the attack of the two and during the attack on Dixon the latter slipped to the ground hitting Fermin and ending his race for the podium of the Spanish Grand Prix.
A complicated race for Romano Fenati which ended after only three laps with the crash at turn nine. For the number 5, the desire to recover and do well after a weekend of ups and downs was very high but a mistake on the fourth lap ended the possibility of recovering and reaching the goal for the points set by Romano. Both riders are unharmed.
FERMÍN ALDEGUER #54: DNF
“Incredibly another crash, luck is not on our side. I’m really disappointed because I felt very good with the bike, but that’s how the races are and we have to look forward, accumulating experience and improving especially in the first part of the race. We are showing how competitive we are at every race, let’s take the positive from this weekend and continue to work in this direction”.
ROMANO FENATI #5: DNF
“Unfortunately the weekend ended badly. We have always had problems under braking and we have not been able to solve it without compromising too much the feeling we had with the setting studied on Friday and with which I felt very comfortable. Starting from the rear is always a lottery in an attempt to make a comeback and in overtaking a rider I crashed. We learn from mistakes to grow and improve from the next race”.
ALGARVE WEATHER AFFECTS THE FIRST DAY OF PORTUGUESE GP FREE PRACTICES
The Grande Prémio de Portugal has begun at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, the first round of the Moto2 World Championship in Europe and the fifth of the 2022 season.
The weather affected both free practice sessions of the first day with wind and pouring rain. Few riders on track during FP1 in the morning when Romano took five laps, closing the session with the ninth fastest time in 2’10.009, while Aldeguer completed only three laps, finishing the FP1 in eighth position, 2’07.986 his time.
Extreme conditions also in the second free practice session in which wind and light rain put a strain on the LighTech SpeedUp riders. Positive feedback for team 5 which with a slight change made great strides. 2’03.098 Romano’s best time at the end of the day who with more determination and confidence on the Boscoscuro bike took fifteenth place, a step away from the provisional Q2.
Aldeguer’s FP2 ended after a few laps due to a crash at turn 1. Fortunately, he was unharmed, but no chance for him to return to the track due to too much damage to the bike. 2’04.721 his best time and p23 in the combined standings.
ROMANO FENATI #5: 16th
“First positive day for us despite the difficult track conditions. The sensations with the bike improved from FP1 to FP2 as did our lap time. We have to work on the rear grip, but we are especially confident with the progress achieved today!”.
FERMÍN ALDEGUER #54: 23rd
“First day complicated due to track conditions. In FP1 it was raining very hard and we decided not to go beyond the few laps we did so as not to take risks. In the afternoon we thought that conditions would improve and that with less rain we could ride better, but the track was still very treacherous and halfway through a crash put an end to our day. We hope that the weather will be better tomorrow so that we can take full advantage of the third free practice!”.
