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Category: Moto GP

  1. ALDEGUER IMMEDIATELY FAST AT MUGELLO. STRAIGHT INTO Q2

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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.”

     

    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)

     

  2. THE FIRST EUROPEAN SPRINT DOESN’T SMILE ON TEAM GRESINI

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    FERMIN ALDEGUER #54
    “It was important to keep putting in laps and working. In the race, at the start of a season where honestly we’re not fighting for anything yet, between going back to the pits and racing for fourth or fifth place, or going for the win, I chose to go for it. It didn’t work out, but with four laps to go, anything could have happened. In the first part of the race I felt very good physically, I was able to battle with the KTMs, and these are definitely important sensations that I’ll carry with me starting tomorrow.”

    ALEX MARQUEZ #73
    “I felt good during the race. Maybe taking the lead wasn’t the best choice, but even this morning in the wet I felt good. I could have come in a lap earlier, but part of the track was still very dry, and on the lap when I was about to come in to change bikes, I crashed. We definitely weren’t lucky, but I’m convinced that tomorrow we have a great opportunity to be competitive again, especially if the conditions are dry.”

     

    SPRINT RACE

    FERMIN ALDEGUER 17º

    ALEX MARQUEZ NC.

    QUALIFYING

    ALEX MARQUEZ 5° – 1’49.146s

    FERMIN ALDEGUER 12° – 1’51.444

     

     

  3. INSANE RACE, ALEX BROKEN CLAVICLE, FERMÍN FROM 15TH TO 2ND

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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.

     

     

     

    RACEDAY 
    ALEX MARQUEZ NC
    FERMIN ALDEGUER 2º
     
    WORLD STANDING
    ALEX MARQUEZ 7º (67 points)
    FERMIN ALDEGUER 10º (43  points)

     

     

     

  4. MÁRQUEZ WINS THE CLOSEST SPRINT OF ALL TIME

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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.”

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    SPRINT RACE
    ALEX MARQUEZ 1º
    FERMIN ALDEGUER 12º
     
    WORLD STANDING
    ALEX MARQUEZ 7º (67 points)
    FERMIN ALDEGUER 15º (27 points)

     

  5. FERMIN REMUNTADA, ALEX OUT ON LAP 2

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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.”

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    RACE DAY
    FERMIN ALDEGUER 
    ALEX MARQUEZ NC

    STANDINGS
    ALEX MARQUEZ 8º (55 points)
    FERMIN ALDEGUER 14º (27 points)