Grand Prix of Japan: Friday

1 week ago

Friday of the Japanese Grand Prix finishes with David Almansa and Adrián Fernández in 5th and 7th place respectively:

Sunny skies greeted us today at Motegi for Free Practice 1.
In a good start to the day, Adrián Fernández topped the timesheets this morning with a 1’55.947. David Almansa, for his part, progressively improved to finish in 5th place with the 1’56.220 he set on his second to last lap.
Later in Practice, David Almansa secured his Q2 spot with an early 1’55.672, crashing twice afterwards, but finishing in 5th place. Adrián Fernández, on the other hand, set his best time of the session after returning to the track following a crash, clocking a 1’55.781 to place 7th today.
See you tomorrow for qualifying day!

“Despite the crashes, we can say that we’ve got off to a good start today! We managed to find a very good feeling this morning, as well as feeling great when working on our pace in the afternoon. We still need to analyse all that happened today, but I think everything is already in place to keep up the good work tomorrow”

David Almansa

5th

“We already had a good weekend here at Motegi last season, and today’s start has been no different. The feeling with the bike has been great, and I really feel like I’ve finally got my confidence back. We’ve got a few details to work on this afternoon, but we’re ready for more tomorrow!”