FP3 OF CRASHES BUT EXCELLENT QUALIFYING: SECOND AND FOURTH ROW FOR LÓPEZ AND ALDEGUER

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FP3 OF CRASHES BUT EXCELLENT QUALIFYING: SECOND AND FOURTH ROW FOR LÓPEZ AND ALDEGUER

The second day of the American GP has just ended at the Circuit of the Americas. The Beta Tools SpeedUp riders got the second and fourth starting row for tomorrow’s race.

Stormy start for Alonso who crashed down a few minutes into FP3, fortunately without serious consequences. Upon returning to the garage, the team immediately set to work to re-establish the Boscoscuro bike of the number 21 who however managed to enter the track just 50 seconds from the end of the third session, just to re-establish a good feeling with his bike. Lopez ended free practice eighteenth, therefore forced to face Q1 where, after finishing in the top four, he gained access to Q2. After a quick tire change, Alonso got his claws out, lowering his best time by a good 1 second, classifying himself with a time of 2’09.751, P5 and an excellent second row on tomorrow’s starting grid.

Even for Fermin the day didn’t start in the best way. In fact, after a few minutes from the start of FP3, number 54 crashed suddenly experiencing pain in his wrist. After the check at the medical centre, where luckily no serious injuries were found, the rider from Murcia restarted from Q1 where he managed to secure his pass for Q2. In the final qualifying, after the tire change, Aldeguer rejoined the track and with only one lap available he managed to take the eleventh position in the standings, thus gaining the fourth row.

LÓPEZ #21: 5^th in 2’09.751

“I’m quite happy with how qualifying went. I am aware that I made some mistakes and this is probably because I haven’t raced at this track since 2019. I did the best I could and for tomorrow I’ll take my time also because the track is wide and complicated. Excited for tomorrow!”.

ALDEGUER #54: 11^th in 2’10.153

“I can only be happy with today’s final result after the hard crash this morning. In any case, we managed to pass Q1 which was important for us. We tackled the second qualifying more calmly to have a good race and in fact I finished eleventh which is the best result achieved so far. Motivated to do well tomorrow and to give my best!”.