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POSITIVE START AT MOTORLAND, STRONG SECOND AND FOURTH SECTORS, WORKING ON THE RACE PACE!
An encouraging and positive day 1 for Team Pata Go Eleven at Motorland Aragon. The focus was on race pace, riding 17-18 laps on both tyres in both the morning and afternoon sessions, without ever attempting a time attack. Sixth in the morning and ninth in the afternoon, Andrea took the maximum of his strengths in the second and fourth sectors. Track conditions today proved excellent, so much so that they were already riding faster than last year’s Friday.
In FP1, the team followed their work plan, testing the “raceable” solution, SC1 front and 125 rear tyres; lap times improved lap after lap, without any significant drops in performance on either the front or rear. A 1.49.453 was already over half a second faster than last year’s FP1. The top two, Toprak and Bulega, immediately showed great speed, but the rest of the field was very compact and within a few tenths of a second.
Free Practice 1:
P 1 T. Razgatlioglu 1.48.385
P 2 N. Bulega + 0.535
P 3 A. Bautista + 1.001
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P 6 A. Iannone + 1.068
In FP2, number 29 tested the SC 2 front tyre, the hardest solution; the sensations were still positive, but he experienced less grip and lower performance. With the front tyre change, the benchmarks immediately dropped to the low 49, despite a very used rear. During the session, some changes were made to try to gain a few tenths, especially in the third sector. These changes led to an improvement, but there’s still something to find in that area.
Free Practice 2:
P 1 N. Bulega 1.48.736
P 2 T. Razgatlioglu + 0.012
P 3 S. Lowes + 0.261
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P 9 A. Iannone + 0.580
A day in line with expectations for Team Pata Go Eleven; the pace, considering that several competitors used new tyres towards the end, bodes well for the race. This evening, Andrea and the technicians will analyze the first and third sectors, where a couple of tenths of a second are left, with the aim of finding a solution for tomorrow.
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