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ALDEGUER AND LÓPEZ FINISH IN P1 AND P17 THE FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE OF THE QATARGP

The first day of the Qatar Grand Prix has just come to an end, which today kicked off the Moto2 World Championship of the 2024 season.

At the Lusail International Circuit, Fermín Aldeguer and Alonso López ended the first free practice sessions in P1 and P17 respectively.

The first session, which under the new regulations is no longer considered valid for qualification, was closed by the young Murcian with the first time of 1’58.373.

During this session, number 54 tried the two types of compound to understand which could be the most suitable for dealing with the high temperatures of the asphalt. In FP1, the 54 team would continue to work on changing tire types but, unfortunately, the rain made it impossible to ride safely.

His garage mate started and concluded the Free Practice with the hard tire but he was unable to set a time with it. In fact, López ended Friday in P17 with a time of 1’59.202 without taking to the track for FP1 due to the weather conditions.

FERMÍN ALDEGUER #54: 1° in 1’59.373

“Today I didn’t really feel 100% with the bike. However, the sensations are good, especially with the hard tires which are the ones I did my time with in FP. I’m disappointed not to have lapped in the second session but now we’re focused on doing well tomorrow to be able to qualify”.

ALONSO LÓPEZ #21: 17° in 1’59.202 

“A particular day because we didn’t expect rain in Qatar and this didn’t allow us to attack and set the time in FP1. Tomorrow will be an interesting day and we can’t wait to get on track”.