Starting with the positives: Fabio did a good job securing tenth place in Q2. Though we naturally want to be further up the grid, realistically this is a good starting position for us at the present time. Nevertheless, we knew the Sprint would be difficult for him and also for Álex, who was starting from P20. Both riders lost some time getting stuck behind others on the opening laps, and neither were able to overtake like they wanted. There's work to do for tomorrow, so we will make some changes based on today's data and evaluate the tweaked settings in Warm Up. It will be a long and warm Race, so physical fitness, focus, and also tyre management could play a role.
Starting with the positives: Fabio did a good job securing tenth place in Q2. Though we naturally want to be further up the grid, realistically this is a good starting position for us at the present time. Nevertheless, we knew the Sprint would be difficult for him and also for Álex, who was starting from P20. Both riders lost some time getting stuck behind others on the opening laps, and neither were able to overtake like they wanted. There's work to do for tomorrow, so we will make some changes based on today's data and evaluate the tweaked settings in Warm Up. It will be a long and warm Race, so physical fitness, focus, and also tyre management could play a role.