ALGARVE WEATHER AFFECTS THE FIRST DAY OF PORTUGUESE GP FREE PRACTICES
The Grande Prémio de Portugal has begun at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, the first round of the Moto2 World Championship in Europe and the fifth of the 2022 season.
The weather affected both free practice sessions of the first day with wind and pouring rain. Few riders on track during FP1 in the morning when Romano took five laps, closing the session with the ninth fastest time in 2’10.009, while Aldeguer completed only three laps, finishing the FP1 in eighth position, 2’07.986 his time.
Extreme conditions also in the second free practice session in which wind and light rain put a strain on the LighTech SpeedUp riders. Positive feedback for team 5 which with a slight change made great strides. 2’03.098 Romano’s best time at the end of the day who with more determination and confidence on the Boscoscuro bike took fifteenth place, a step away from the provisional Q2.
Aldeguer’s FP2 ended after a few laps due to a crash at turn 1. Fortunately, he was unharmed, but no chance for him to return to the track due to too much damage to the bike. 2’04.721 his best time and p23 in the combined standings.
ROMANO FENATI #5: 16th
“First positive day for us despite the difficult track conditions. The sensations with the bike improved from FP1 to FP2 as did our lap time. We have to work on the rear grip, but we are especially confident with the progress achieved today!”.
FERMÍN ALDEGUER #54: 23rd
“First day complicated due to track conditions. In FP1 it was raining very hard and we decided not to go beyond the few laps we did so as not to take risks. In the afternoon we thought that conditions would improve and that with less rain we could ride better, but the track was still very treacherous and halfway through a crash put an end to our day. We hope that the weather will be better tomorrow so that we can take full advantage of the third free practice!”.
