SYNC SPEEDRS TEM

LÓPEZ AND VIETTI STOP IN Q1. BOTH WILL START FROM THE SEVENTH ROW

A challenging Saturday for the Sync SpeedRS Team riders at the Sepang International Circuit, where neither Alonso López nor Celestino Vietti managed to make it through to Q2. Both riders will line up tomorrow on the seventh row of the starting grid.

After an encouraging FP2, which he finished in sixth place (2’04.033) with good feelings, the rider from Ciriè was unable to replicate the same sensation in qualifying, stopping with the seventh-best time (2’04.050) in Q1. Celestino will start from nineteenth position, one spot ahead of what was initially expected due to the penalty handed to Ortolà for the incident that involved them on the final lap of free practice.

López showed great progress in FP2, improving both his overall feeling with the bike and his lap time, but in qualifying he was unable to capitalize on the potential shown in the morning. The Spaniard finished Q1 in sixth position (2’04.027), thus missing out on Q2. Tomorrow, he will share the seventh row with his teammate.

ALONSO LÓPEZ #21: 19th – 2’04.027
“We made a big step forward this morning, but unfortunately Q1 didn’t go as planned. Tomorrow we’ll start from the seventh row, which isn’t ideal if we want to aim for a great race result. We’ll hope for a good start and to finish in the top 10–15”.

CELESTINO VIETTI #13: 20th – 2’04.050
“It wasn’t the Saturday I was expecting. After a positive FP2 I thought I could do better in qualifying, but I wasn’t able to find the same feeling. Tomorrow will be a tough race, both because of the heat and our starting position, but we’ll try to give our best from the start to recover positions and have a good race”.