A POSITIVE FRIDAY AT THE SACHSENRING
The on-track action for the Moto2 World Championship resume only four days after the Dutch Grand Prix at Assen: we are now at the Sachsenring, in Germany, where Manuel Gonzalez is again, already competitive. The Spanish rider turned his attention of race pace in Practice 1 and set a series of quick lap-times showing he has the right feeling with the bike as well as great potential ahead of Sunday’s race.
His teammate Albert Arenas finished 12th fastest and he is also within the group of riders that can be seeded directly to Q2 courtesy of a 1’23.499secs lap-time: this is of great advantage in light of the uncertainty regarding tomorrow’s weather.
9th – MANUEL GONZALEZ #18 (1’23.327s)
“It was quite a positive day: we worked well with the bike and showed some good race pace, with a streak of several quick laps. The overall positioning is not what we’d like as I couldn’t put together the perfect lap-time so we’re a little bit behind, but I feel good with the bike and I think we have a very strong potential at this track.”
12th – ALBERT ARENAS #75 (1’23.499s)
“This first day saw much lower temperatures compared to recent races, so let’s see how tomorrow goes. Today we mainly worked for the race and at the moment, we’re in Q2. We’ll stay focused with the goal of a good qualifying session tomorrow.”
