RACE: P7 AND P11 FOR LIGHTECH SPEEDUP IN A DRAMATIC PORTUGUESE GP

From Portimão, that’s it. The fifth round of the Moto2 World Championship has just ended with Aldeguer and Fenati who managed to complete a dramatic race in seventh and eleventh place respectively.

The weather once again complicated the track conditions causing a dramatic maxi crash at turn two of the ninth lap after the first start. Many rider on the ground, due to the wet corner, including Aldeguer who, however, was immediately able to return to the pits with his Boscoscuro bike.

After the waving of the red flag, the new provision for the second start immediately arrived: 7 laps available and only 17 riders could take part of the race. Fortunately, both LighTech SpeedUp riders managed to get back on the new grid: p5 for Aldeguer and p13 for Fenati.

At the second start, Fermin got off to a good start, placing himself behind the leader at the end of the first lap. In the second lap he lost a few positions and on the following laps he settled in p6 defending the result until the end of the race when he lost one position for touching the green during the last lap.

Solid performance also for Fenati who started well from the thirteen position of Race 2 recovering two positions at the end of the first lap and with grit and determination he was able to maintain a constant pace throughout the race without making mistakes. P11 at the finish line for team 5.

FERMÍN ALDEGUER #54: 7th

“In the end, I’m happy with today’s result, we needed these points for the championship. A somewhat strange race: after the good start in Race 1 and after having found a good rhythm, the red flag arrived due to the crash of many riders at the same point, including us. I got back on the bike and went back to the garage, the mechanics managed to fix it in time and I was back on the grid. After the crash I lost some confidence, I lacked a bit of feeling at the beginning but little by little I found it again. In the end we finished seventh, happy with this result and with a great desire to go to Jerez!”.

ROMANO FENATI #5: 11th

“Unfortunately it was a bit of a hectic race. A first start, then many crashes and then in the second restart I felt more at ease thanks to a small modification to the bike. We still need to improve for Jerez, but we are on the right way. Now let’s think about Jerez, I’ll give it my all!”.

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: 16^th

“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: 23^rd

“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!”.