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Therefore, tomorrow morning\u2019s FP2 session will be crucial, because I feel very good ahead of qualifying, but we need to put all the pieces together to build a solid race pace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>SERGIO GARCIA #3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI arrived in Jerez in good physical condition; over the past few weeks at home I\u2019ve worked a lot with my physiotherapist, and today on the bike I felt good. I\u2019m quite satisfied\u2014this afternoon we struggled a bit, but we secured direct access to Q2, which was today\u2019s goal. Now we\u2019ll keep working to improve further ahead of tomorrow, especially in terms of race pace. 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