BETA TOOLS SPEEDRS TEAM

BRITISH GP QUALIFYING: LÓPEZ MAKES IT TO Q2 AND FINISHES TENTH; VIETTI STOPS IN Q1

Qualifying for the British GP has concluded, with the Beta Tools SpeedRS Team wrapping up the second day with Alonso López in tenth position and Celestino Vietti in nineteenth. The two riders will start tomorrow’s race from the fourth and seventh rows, respectively.

In FP2, held in mixed conditions, both riders went out on track only in the final minutes of the session. The damp surface and low temperatures affected performance, resulting in lap times significantly slower than the previous day. López finished with the tenth-best time of 2’06.557, while Vietti posted the twenty-second fastest lap at 2’09.449.

In Q1, number 21 earned access to Q2 by finishing fourth with a lap of 2’03.550. In Q2, the Madrilenian rider made the most of his second run, ultimately taking tenth place and securing a valuable fourth-row start.

It was a more difficult day for Celestino, who narrowly missed out on advancing to Q2 by just a few thousandths of a second. With no opportunity to fight for a better grid position, the Italian rider ended qualifying in nineteenth and will line up on the seventh row tomorrow.

ALONSO LÓPEZ #21: 10th in 2’03.803
“In FP2 we managed to do only a few laps, so we had to work a lot in qualifying to find the right feeling. In Q1 I pushed to the limit and managed to secure access to Q2 on the last attempt. Tomorrow we will start from the fourth row: it’s not the position we hoped for, but it’s still a good spot. If we get a good start and stay consistent, we can bring home a good result”.

CELESTINO VIETTI #13: 19th in 2’03.638
“Today wasn’t an easy day. This morning, due to the track conditions, we couldn’t try what we had planned, and we only saw the results of some setup changes during qualifying. There wasn’t anything that particularly didn’t work, but probably the bike in yesterday’s configuration was more familiar to me, and I was able to be a bit more aggressive. Today, however, I couldn’t express my maximum or put together a perfect lap to get into Q2. A few too many mistakes penalized us, and unfortunately, we’ll start from the back. We can definitely recover, although it won’t be easy starting from nineteenth. Tomorrow we’ll give it our all: we know where we can overtake, so it will be crucial to have a good start and try to climb up as much as possible”.