#AustrianGP – POSITIVE FIRST DAY AT THE AUSTRIAN GP FOR THE SYNC SPEEDRS TEAM. P4 FOR VIETTI AND P11 FOR LÓPEZ: BOTH STRAIGHT INTO Q2
SYNC SPEEDRS TEAM
POSITIVE FIRST DAY AT THE AUSTRIAN GP FOR THE SYNC SPEEDRS TEAM. P4 FOR VIETTI AND P11 FOR LÓPEZ: BOTH STRAIGHT INTO Q2
After a three-week break, the Moto2 Championship roars back into action in Austria, on the fast and technical Red Bull Ring. A special circuit for our riders: Vietti has taken victory here in each of the past two years, while López claimed a prestigious second place in 2024.
The opening day of practice brought encouraging results for the Sync SpeedRS Team: Vietti finished in fourth place, López in eleventh. Both secured direct access to tomorrow’s Q2.
In FP1, the Italian rider showed strong pace, especially after a tyre change and some setup adjustments, ending the session with the seventh-fastest time of 1’33.806. In the afternoon Practice session, Celestino raised the bar once again and, just minutes before the end, clocked an impressive 1’33.373, earning him fourth place.
López also confirmed his good feeling with the Austrian track. In FP1, the number 21 posted the fifth-fastest time, 1’33.729, after his pit stop. In the afternoon session, Alonso was unable to improve significantly, but his lap of 1’33.683 was enough to secure 11th place overall.
ALONSO LÓPEZ #21: 11th – 1’33.683
“I’m quite satisfied with this first day. This morning the feeling with the bike was immediately good, and we managed to find a good rhythm, especially after the pit stop. In the afternoon I couldn’t improve as much as I wanted, but the time we set was enough to go straight into Q2, and that was the main goal. Tomorrow we’ll try to take another step forward to be more competitive in qualifying and fight for the top positions”.
CELESTINO VIETTI #13: 4th – 1’33.373
“It’s been a positive first day: we were competitive both in the morning and in the afternoon. The feeling with the bike is good, although we still need to fine-tune the last details to be as ready as possible, both for the race and for tomorrow, so we can set a good lap time. The sensations are good, so hopefully we can keep going like this”.