UNDERWHELMING FIRST ROUND FOR FERRARI
It was a challenging opening round for Matteo Ferrari who at Portimão started his uphill battle already on the Thursday test. Race one today was a bit of a disaster as after he lost a few places from 11th on the grid at the start, he battled hard to recover some positions, but then crashed with few laps left: he was able to re-join the race and finish twelfth. He did better in race two, where he made a comeback up to eighth place.
Alessio Finello had an up-and-down Saturday as he crashed out of race one after only one lap: he also managed to jump back on the bike and return to action, eventually scoring a few points. He was also thirteenth at the end of race two, albeit with a better performance as he settled into a nice rhythm up to the chequered flag.
MATTEO FERRARI #11 (12th RACE1 – 8th RACE2)
“A race one to forget. Race two surely went better, we gathered some important data that during testing – due to bad weather – we couldn’t obtain. I’m happy with the race pace, but as we started so far back it wasn’t enough. We’re 29 points from first place: we need to get to Le Mans ready to bounce back!”
ALESSIO FINELLO #72 (13th RACE1 – 13th RACE2)
“It was a complicated day, especially in race one: I was really charged up and maybe a bit too eager, so I got the first corner of lap two wrong and ended up in the gravel. I was still able to re-join and finish thirteenth. Race two went better as I made a step forward. I’m still missing something from the front guys, but we were definitely faster. We were thirteenth at the flag but at the end of a different race, we were quicker, and I had fun. We worked well with the team and scored some points: from here we can keep growing and improving.”
