LIGHTECH SPEED UP

TOUGH QUALIFYING FOR LIGHTECH SPEED UP RIDERS AT THE GRAND PRIX OF PORTUGAL

Lightech Speed ​​Up riders returned to action at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve to determine their position on tomorrow’s starting grid.

The day started well for team 5 who closed the three free practice sessions in twelfth place, taking direct access to Q2. The rookie Montella confirmed the good feelings of Friday’s sessions and prepared to face his first Q2. Upon returning on track, conditions have changed and the feeling with the bike was not the same as in the morning for Yari who tried hard but struggles to find a fast lap and closed the qualifyingn in p18.

A more complicated day for Navarro who, at the end of free practice sessions, was unable to take the direct passage to Q2.

Unfortunately, his qualifying ended early with a bad crash on the second lap where he fortunately remained unharmed. Upon returning to the garage, the short time available was not enough to get back on track and improve the time

Upon returning to the box, the short time available was not enough to get back on track and improve the time, thus having to accept the tenth row on the starting grid.

MONTELLA #5: 18th

“I’m happy with this first day. We started off on the right foot and immediately understood where to focus our work on both my riding style and the setting of the bike. I suffered a bit from the lack of grip in the morning session, but already in FP2 the feeling was better. Slowly I am adapting more and more to driving the Boscoscuro, there is still a lot of work to do but today we are satisfied with the work done and the result obtained!”.

JORGE NAVARRO #9: 30th

“This morning we missed Q2 for a while. The sensations were better than yesterday as was the rhythm. In Q1 I suffered a high-side on the second lap. We are analyzing the data at the set up of the bike and driving levels well to understand where we can improve. Tomorrow we start last, but I think it can be a constructive day that will give us input to improve in the next races”.