Grand Prix of Italy: Sunday

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Le0pard Racing completes the Italian Grand Prix with a hard-fought race from Adrián Fernández, who eventually crossed the finish line in 4th position, while Guido Pini finished 15th:

Starting from 8th on the grid, Adrián Fernández dropped to 13th at the start. Guido Pini moved up from 18th to 16th. By Lap 3, the Spaniard had already recovered to 6th place, making a strong move to sit 3rd. Adrián Fernández took the lead of the race for the first time on Lap 5.
Guido Pini continued to make progress, moving up to 12th place by Lap 6. Adrián Fernández, for his part, had dropped back to 9th by then, recovering to rejoin the podium fight a couple of laps later.
While the Italian was already running in 10th place on Lap 9, the Spaniard had taken the lead again, trying to open a gap. Guido Pini pushed his way up to 8th, but a tight battle within a packed group saw him lose positions after a contact, eventually crossing the finish line in 15th.
It was a continuous back-and-forth battle at the front and, despite being overtaken, Adrián Fernández reclaimed the lead. The Spaniard held onto it from Lap 11 until the very last lap, when he was overtaken and eventually crossed the line in 4th place.
There’s another chance next week. See you all in Balaton!

“I tried everything today. I really did. I even tried to open up a gap. I had the confidence to at least try it, although we knew it was going to be difficult on a track like Mugello. Of course, I would have liked to wrap the weekend up with a podium or a victory after the race we had, but I’m very satisfied with the fact that we really pushed until the end, both me and the team. We did an enormous job together this weekend”

Adrián Fernández

4th

“It’s been what we can define as a normal race here in Mugello. A very tight and busy group in which I was able to push and gain positions. The last lap was difficult due to a contact from another rider, which forced me off the track and made me lose time and places. Despite this, we take the positives from today’s race. The feeling was better than in the previous races and the speed was there. We need to take this positive feeling into next week to try to have a more consistent weekend from the start”