The first day of track action at the United States Grand Prix has come to an end, with positive signs for the HDR SpeedRS Team. Celestino Vietti secured direct entry to Q2 thanks to the eighth-fastest time in Friday’s Practice, while Dennis Foggia will have to go through Q1 first.

Vietti started the weekend in the best possible way, topping FP1 with a lap time of 2’06.724, immediately showing great feeling with the track. In the afternoon, the number 13 completed the Practice despite a crash that interrupted the planned program, finishing eighth in 2’06.763 and securing direct entry to Q2.

It was a more challenging day for Foggia, limited by an arm injury already in FP1, which he completed in 26th place with a time of 2’09.273. In the second session, the rider from Rome improved his pace, setting a best lap of 2’07.850, but a mistake and a crash a few minutes from the end meant he finished Friday in P24. Tomorrow, Dennis will have to go through Q1 to earn a spot in Q2.

CELESTINO VIETTI #13: P8 in 2’06.763
“Overall, it was a good Friday: we were competitive from the start. This is a very technically demanding track, so it’s even better to get off to a strong start. I felt good this morning, and the afternoon went well too, although unfortunately I had a slide on the first tire that slightly disrupted our plans. We still managed to get into Q2, which was the main goal. We need to keep working at this pace, and tomorrow the important thing will be to do a solid qualifying as always, avoiding mistakes like in Brazil, which had put us further back and made the race harder. Overall, I’m satisfied: let’s keep it going!”.

DENNIS FOGGIA #8: P24 in 2’07.850
“It’s a shame for both FP1 and the Practice because we weren’t able to put together a really good lap. This morning I was in the top 10, but then my time was cancelled, and this afternoon we could have made it into Q2, but I missed a gear and ended up outside. The potential is there, we just need to put all the pieces together and we can be comfortably in the middle group. Thanks to the team for the support, we keep learning”.