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Category: Moto GP
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FERMIN ALDEGUER #54 "It was a positive weekend. At the beginning of the race today, we were really fast and able to stay with Marc and Pedro’s group. From that battle onwards, I started having some issues with the front tyre. The bike became more difficult to turn, and I had to rely heavily on the rear tyre to make it corner, which caused us to struggle. Physically, we’re feeling good, although I have to say this race was an important test from that point of view. We need to learn how to manage the front tyre better. Without that issue, we could have fought for a stronger result."
MICHELE PIRRO #51 "It was an emotional weekend. Racing in Italy with Team Gresini is not something that happens every day, and experiencing these feelings again 14 years later was truly special. I would like to thank Nadia for the opportunity and the entire team for the great work they did. Yesterday’s crash affected me a little in terms of confidence and also mentally—I honestly didn’t want to make any more mistakes. Today the bike was perfect, with excellent balance, and I really enjoyed the race. Perhaps with a slightly better start we could have finished a bit further up the order; our pace was not far off that of the three or four riders ahead of us."
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RACEDAY FERMIN ALDEGUER 8º MICHELE PIRRO 19º GENERAL STANDINGS ALEX MARQUEZ 9º (67 points) FERMIN ALDEGUER 10º (59 points)
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FERMIN ALDEGUER #54 “The important thing was to make it into Q2, with or without feeling on the bike. The positive news is that the feeling was there — we started well right away and already this morning we were able to ride consistently and quickly. This afternoon there were probably a few too many red flags, and maybe we could have finished even further up, but that doesn’t matter much on a Friday. After Barcelona we gained confidence: mentally we are stronger, and every day that passes the physical condition improves a little bit more.” MICHELE PIRRO #51 “We didn’t start badly this morning with a good pace and the 16th fastest time. It’s true that we improved this afternoon, but not as much as we expected. We definitely need to work on engine braking to be more competitive. Tomorrow we can make a really good step forward.”
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PRACTICE FERMIN ALDEGUER 5º (1’45.004s) MICHELE PIRRO 21º (1’46.842s) FREE PRACTICE FERMIN ALDEGUER 7º (1’46.916s) MICHELE PIRRO 16º (1’47.442s)
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FERMÍN ALDEGUER #54 “It’s never easy to race in situations like this. Obviously, we are professional riders and we know how to separate emotions, but it still helped me to know from the team that at that moment the news coming in about Alex (and the other riders) was positive. We did a good race, in many ways unexpected, but we took twenty very important points. We are not yet fully fit physically, but morale is high after this podium. Now we are waiting for Alex to come back to us at 100%.”
UPDATE ON ALEX MÁRQUEZ’S CONDITION
The rider has suffered a fracture to his right collarbone, which will be operated on this evening. A marginal fracture to the C7 vertebra will instead be evaluated in the coming days.
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RACEDAY ALEX MARQUEZ NC FERMIN ALDEGUER 2º WORLD STANDING ALEX MARQUEZ 7º (67 points) FERMIN ALDEGUER 10º (43 points)
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ALEX MÁRQUEZ #73 “Nice victory, but if I think about tomorrow we are still missing something to be competitive in the long race. It was a good battle; on the last lap I could feel a bike close behind and I had to push hard because for 4 or 5 laps I had been struggling with the front. The 11 points recovered on the top of the championship standings are definitely positive, and tomorrow we need to take another step forward to stay on the right path and try to get back into the fight for the very top positions in the world championship.”
FERMÍN ALDEGUER #54 “I felt strong in Q1, but today again a yellow flag and then in my last time attack I crashed in Turn 5. I had no major consequences, but I definitely lost confidence in that area for the sprint race. Starting from the 5th row also makes it very difficult. The pace wasn’t bad, but tomorrow we need a better start and to stay calm.”
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SPRINT RACE ALEX MARQUEZ 1º FERMIN ALDEGUER 12º WORLD STANDING ALEX MARQUEZ 7º (67 points) FERMIN ALDEGUER 15º (27 points)
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FERMIN ALDEGUER #54 “Considering how we started the weekend, finishing with this result is definitely very positive. In the race, maybe I could have done a little more, but starting so far back forced us into a different strategy because of the tyre choice. The soft front tyre allowed us to make up a lot of positions, but in the final third of the race we no longer had enough grip to try and attack Raul Fernandez.”
ALEX MARQUEZ #73 “I probably took Turn 3 a bit too slowly because I was worried the front tyre was still not fully up to temperature, and then I applied slightly too much throttle in Turn 4 and lost the front. A stupid mistake on my part, but fortunately I’m fine. It’s great to have Barcelona coming up very soon so we can make up for this race.”
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RACE DAY FERMIN ALDEGUER 9º ALEX MARQUEZ NC STANDINGS ALEX MARQUEZ 8º (55 points) FERMIN ALDEGUER 14º (27 points)
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