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TEAM FEDERAL OIL GRESINI MOTO2 TEAM HARD AT WORK ON DAY ONE

The Algarve International Circuit was the stage today of the opening free practice session for the penultimate event of the season for Team Federal Oil Gresini Moto2. Fabio Di Giannantonio and Nicolò Bulega took to the track with the aim of improving their performances compared to the previous event at this track held last April.

The strong winds encountered today have made the job harder for the two Gresini standard bearers, who had a challenging time especially on the fourth sector. Bulega also experienced a technical problem in the morning, which limited his track time in FP1. The #11 is only two tenths away from a possible direct seed to Q2, while Diggia, who is currently 12th, is half a second away from Fernadez’s provisional pole position.

As always, the Moto2 field is very levelled, with tomorrow morning’s Free Practice 3 being key for the chances of a good qualifying. The session will begin at 10:55 local time (GMT).

12th FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO #21 (1’43.744)

“Today things were more complicated than I had expected. I thought my pace was better and that I was quicker, but in the end is only day one. We struggled a lot with the traffic on track: basically I was never able to complete a lap or a run without someone getting in the way. The wind and the fourth sector were also a problem, together with the lack of slipstreams, but we’ll work on all of it.”

18th – NICOLÒ BULEGA #11 (1’44.077)

“This morning a technical problem slowed us down, and unfortunately I lost almost half a session. We did well on track though, as lap by lap we ended up improving by half a second, but obviously we lost some ground from our opponents at the same time. We did quite a good job in the afternoon, even though we put the softer tyres on only at the end of the session and I only had time for one quick-lap attempt. We know where we need to improve and we have to focus especially on the last sector, where we struggle a bit more.”


TEAM FEDERAL OIL GRESINI MOTO2 TEAM HARD AT WORK ON DAY ONE - Gresini Racing
TEAM FEDERAL OIL GRESINI MOTO2 TEAM HARD AT WORK ON DAY ONE - Gresini Racing
TEAM FEDERAL OIL GRESINI MOTO2 TEAM HARD AT WORK ON DAY ONE - Gresini Racing
TEAM FEDERAL OIL GRESINI MOTO2 TEAM HARD AT WORK ON DAY ONE - Gresini Racing