{"id":39836,"date":"2026-02-27T11:57:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gresiniracing.com\/?p=39836"},"modified":"2026-02-27T11:58:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:58:51","slug":"alex-secures-q2-spot-on-season-opening-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gresiniracing.com\/en\/alex-secures-q2-spot-on-season-opening-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"ALEX SECURES Q2 SPOT ON SEASON-OPENING FRIDAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>ALEX MARQUEZ\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThis morning I wasn\u2019t happy at all, then in the afternoon we found a way to improve a bit. I wasn\u2019t calm and relaxed enough, partly because of the weather conditions. We need to keep working on the setup and I have to find something more in terms of traction, which was one of my strong points last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>MICHELE PIRRO <\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m not satisfied because we did take a step forward compared to the test, but the track conditions and a few issues with the bike didn\u2019t allow me to lap in the 1\u201930s, which was the goal. We\u2019ll try again tomorrow. Thanks to the team, who are working incredibly hard and showing great patience with a 40-year-old.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>PRACTICE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>ALEX MARQUEZ <\/strong><strong>6th &#8211; 1\u201929.376s (+0.850s) \u2013 Q2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>MICHELE PIRRO 22nd &#8211; 1\u201931.437s &#8211; (+2.911s) \u2013 Q1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>FREE PRACTICE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>ALEX MARQUEZ <\/strong><strong>9th &#8211; 1\u201930.012s (+0.666s) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>MICHELE PIRRO 22nd &#8211; 1\u201931.808s &#8211; (+2.462s)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALEX MARQUEZ\u00a0 \u201cThis morning I wasn\u2019t happy at all, then in the afternoon we found a way to improve a bit. 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