CAG SPEEDUP

FREE PRACTICES: LÓPEZ THIRD AND ALDEGUER EIGHTH IN THE FIRST DAY OF THE ARAGON GP

At the Motorland de Aragón the SpeedUp team is back on track with CAG Tecnologie Meccaniche and the dedicated blue livery already used in the previous British and Austrian Grand Prix.

CAG SpeedUp riders stood out from the first laps showing speed and good pace. López finished the first free practice session with the third fastest time in 1’53.246 to +0.321 from the first, scored at the end of the practice. In the afternoon, Alonso managed to lower his fastest lap to 1’53.011 with two stops used for tire changes and a small change to the engine brake. The number 21 of the team closed the first day of the Gran Premio de Aragón in p3 with a gap of +0.159.

Positive start also for Aldeguer; the young rider started off on the right foot on the Aragonese Friday, taking fifth position in FP1 with a time of 1’53.339 just +0.474 from the top. In the afternoon, team 54 worked on the bike setting without improving the morning time and closing the first day with the eighth position of the provisional combined free practice classification.

ALONSO LÓPEZ #21: 3^rd in 1’53.011

“Happy with this first day! The third position thrilled us, especially if I think that on my fastest lap I had a problem with another rider and that we lapped on the hard without trying the soft tire with which we would have definitely lowered the time! Tomorrow we will work on the details, preparing to face the qualifying in the best possible way”.

FERMÍN ALDEGUER #54: 8^th in 1’53.410

“More or less happy with this first day. We weren’t able to finish the second session with a fast lap because I didn’t have the right feeling with the front of my bike. But in any case, we remain with today’s positive because we are fast and if we continue to work well, especially in some parts of the circuit, we can do well. I’m finally back to have fun on my bike, which is the most important thing, and now we just have to work!”.