The Catalan GP weekend got off to the best possible start for the Beta Tools SpeedRS Team, which starred throughout Friday thanks to an outstanding Celestino Vietti, who topped both sessions of the day.

The rider from Ciriè immediately found an excellent feeling with his Boscoscuro, adapting perfectly to the low temperatures that marked the day. In FP1, Vietti immediately set the pace, stopping the clock at 1’42.028 and finishing the session at the top of the standings. In the afternoon, the #13 rider raised the bar even further, lowering the benchmark to an impressive 1’41.611. A lap time that not only confirmed him as the outright leader of Friday, but also secured him direct access to tomorrow’s Q2.

Important progress also came from Luca Lunetta, who showed clear improvement between the morning and afternoon sessions. After posting a 1’43.973 in FP1, the #32 rider shaved more than a second off his time in Practice, stopping the clock at 1’42.770. Despite the step forward, Lunetta remains outside the top 14 and will have to go through Q1 to fight for a place in the decisive qualifying session.

CELESTINO VIETTI #13: P1 in 1’41.611
“It’s been a good start. This morning we tried the new rear tyre, but with these temperatures it’s difficult to get it working at its best. So we went back to the solution that gave me more feeling and we worked well. There’s still something to improve, but the feeling is positive: we’re on the right path. Tomorrow we need to put together a good qualifying session, which has always been my weak point. The target is the first two rows, and I know we can achieve it”.

LUCA LUNETTA #32: P23 in 1’42.770
“We need to carefully analyse what happened today. Actually, in the second session I had a good feeling and we improved the braking a bit, which was something we absolutely needed to work on after Le Mans. I had good sensations in Practice, even if I wasn’t particularly incisive. I made a few mistakes in the time attack with the second tyre. We need to put everything together, fine-tune a few details and make another step forward. I’m confident that tomorrow we can do much better”.