"The Saturday here in COTA was much better for our team than the Friday. The track time in FP2 this morning was crucial because it was our first fully dry session of the race weekend, and we had to get the dry set-up right. We then went straight into qualifying. Fabio did a really good job all day. He managed to go through Q1 into Q2 and then secured P11 on the grid. He had a brilliant start in the Sprint, which put him in a position that allowed him to pull away with the front runners. He rode at the limit and even went a little over the limit at times, but he was able to save it and avoid a crash. I think that the fans will have enjoyed seeing him battle and put in overtakes, and this sixth place is a good reward for the effort he and the team put in. Álex also had a good start, and he climbed up to eleventh, but he was not able to maintain the position. He was stuck behind a few riders, and it took him a lot of time to overtake them. Once he did, his lap times improved a lot immediately. We will analyse today's data and see what we can tweak to prepare for tomorrow's 20-lap Race."
"The Saturday here in COTA was much better for our team than the Friday. The track time in FP2 this morning was crucial because it was our first fully dry session of the race weekend, and we had to get the dry set-up right. We then went straight into qualifying. Fabio did a really good job all day. He managed to go through Q1 into Q2 and then secured P11 on the grid. He had a brilliant start in the Sprint, which put him in a position that allowed him to pull away with the front runners. He rode at the limit and even went a little over the limit at times, but he was able to save it and avoid a crash. I think that the fans will have enjoyed seeing him battle and put in overtakes, and this sixth place is a good reward for the effort he and the team put in. Álex also had a good start, and he climbed up to eleventh, but he was not able to maintain the position. He was stuck behind a few riders, and it took him a lot of time to overtake them. Once he did, his lap times improved a lot immediately. We will analyse today's data and see what we can tweak to prepare for tomorrow's 20-lap Race."