FREE PRACTICE: P12 AND P20 FOR LIGHTECH SPEEDUP IN THE SPANISH GRAND PRIX
The LighTech SpeedUp riders are back on track today, kicking off the Grand Prix de España, the sixth round of the 2022 Moto2 World Championship.
Shortly before 11:00 Fermin and Romano left the LighTech SpeedUp garage on their Boscoscuro B-22 bikes and went wild on track in the first free practice session at the Jerez-Àngel Nieto circuit.
Aldeguer started his home weekend well although he expected more from this first day of free practices; p9 at the end of the first session in 1’42.531 with a gap of +0.593 from the first. In FP2, team 54 worked on the bike making some changes to the setting which, however, did not achieve the desired result, ending the practice in p12 with a time of 1’42.295 (+0.649).
Positive day for Fenati who found a good feeling right from the first laps on track. Number 5 closed the first session in p22 with a time of 1’43.297 (+1.359). Good improvement by Romano in the afternoon session which ended in p17 in 1’42.692 (+1.046) in which he reduced the gap from the leaders demonstrating progress in driving. P20 for team 5 in the combined Spanish Friday practices.
The preparation work for tomorrow’s qualifying and Sunday’s race will continue tomorrow morning with the third and final free practice session scheduled at 10.55 local time.
FERMÍN ALDEGUER #54: 12th
“I’m not happy with the sensations I had today, but we are working with the team to understand how we can solve all the problems we have before tomorrow. And nothing, impatient to get back on track and give our best!”.
ROMANO FENATI #5: 20th
“Positive first day, better feelings than ever before! We have identified where we need to improve in the bike setting and we are confident for tomorrow because we still have some margin to do well. The qualifying goal is to be able to gain direct access to Q2. If we put all the points together, I’m sure we can do it”.
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!”.
