LIGHTECH SPEED UP
FREE PRACTICE: LIGHTECH SPEEDUP TEAM AT WORK ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE GRAND PRIX OF STYRIA
After a long summer break, the SpeedUp Team is back on track at the Red Bull Ring, near Zeltweg, Austria, once again wearing the colors of the well-known sponsor company LighTech.
LighTech SpeedUp team riders started the first day of the tenth round of the season with the sixteenth and the twenty-sixth places.
Montella, who returned from an injury to his right wrist suffered during a crash in the French Grand Prix, went back to the track today for the first time on the Austrian circuit, achieving considerable progress during the two sessions. Yari closed the Styrian Grand Prix Friday in p26 with a time of 1’30.303 with a gap of +1.188 from the first.
Navarro finished his first day with the sixteenth time in 1’29.629 obtained in the first free practice with a gap of only +0.514. In FP2, Jorge and his team tried some changes to the Boscoscuro bike’s setting which, however, did not bring the desired results. Due to a crash in the middle of the session and the track in mixed conditions at the beginning of the practice, the Valencian was unable to lower the time took in the morning.
JORGE NAVARRO #9: 16th in 1’29.629
“A bit strange day. This morning we started well enough even if the feeling wasn’t the best, but the pace was quite competitive. In the afternoon, we made some changes to the bike that didn’t give me any advantage, far from it. I crashed without understanding why I lost the front in that way. Unfortunately, the crash affected FP2 a lot because on getting back to the track in the last 10 minutes, without changing tires, the feeling with the bike was not there and therefore the session ended without improvement. On the positive side, we have collected data and figured out which path not to take. I hope we will find a solution tomorrow to make good qualifying”.
YARI MONTELLA #5: 26th in 1’30.303
“It’s great to be back on track after the injury and then a forced break. At home I had the opportunity to train on other bikes, but getting back on track and racing is another thrill! This morning went quite well, I did not know the track, and although the 24th position, we were +1.188 from the first and it is not bad. In the afternoon, however, we struggled more because conditions had changed. We tried some changes and changed the tires without getting great results but at least we understood how to face tomorrow’s FP3”.
