TEAM HDR HEIDRUN

FOURTH AND SIXTH ROW FOR HDR HEIDRUN TEAM RIDERS IN THE AMERICAS GP QUALIFYING

The qualifying session for the Grand Prix of the Americas at COTA has just ended, with Alonso López and Celestino Vietti starting from the eleventh and eighteenth positions on the grid, respectively, in tomorrow’s race.

The day began with a track still partially damp in some spots, but overall in significantly better conditions compared to the previous day, allowing for a considerable drop in lap times. In FP2, despite a slide at turn 11, rider #21 clocked the tenth fastest time of the session with a lap of 2’09.380. During the afternoon’s Q2, the Spanish rider was unable to find the ideal pace to fight for the front rows but still managed to secure eleventh position. Thanks to his lap time of 2’08.255, López will start tomorrow from the fourth row. 

A more challenging day for Vietti, who after setting the twelfth fastest time in FP2 (2:09.637), was unable to improve his performance in qualifying. In his final time attack attempt, a yellow flag caused by Baltus’s crash compromised his chance to achieve a more competitive lap time, forcing Vietti to settle for eighteenth place with a lap of 2’10.233, placing him on the sixth row of the starting grid.

ALONSO LÓPEZ #21: 11th in 2’08.255

“Today’s qualifying was tougher than expected. I had good feelings in the morning, but in the afternoon, I couldn’t put together the perfect lap. We will start from the fourth row, so it will be important to get a good start and immediately gain positions”.

CELESTINO VIETTI #13: 18th in 2’10.233

“Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to fix some critical points that I struggled with this morning; there are two or three corners where I’m still losing a lot. I have improved, but at the same time, the leaders also made progress, especially in T1. In qualifying, I couldn’t put together a clean lap, and during my last attempt, I also encountered a yellow flag. I’m disappointed because the starting position tomorrow doesn’t really reflect the work we’re putting in: we’re not the fastest, but we’re not struggling as much as it seems. We’ll keep working to try to make a good comeback tomorrow”.