{"id":40305,"date":"2026-06-06T15:33:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T13:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gresiniracing.com\/?p=40305"},"modified":"2026-06-06T15:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T13:34:40","slug":"balaton-lopez-eighth-after-coming-through-q1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gresiniracing.com\/en\/balaton-lopez-eighth-after-coming-through-q1\/","title":{"rendered":"BALATON: LOPEZ EIGHTH AFTER COMING THROUGH Q1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>ALONSO LOPEZ #21<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m very happy with the changes we made from yesterday to today. We gained one second and are now just over two tenths off pole position, improving especially in the areas that had been our main weaknesses. Tomorrow could be a great opportunity for us to have a strong race and enjoy ourselves!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>SERGIO GARCIA #3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAnother difficult day, as I struggled to find the right feeling with the bike. I find this track particularly challenging in the corners, especially through the fast direction changes. We\u2019ll now work on finding something that can give us a bit more help for tomorrow\u2019s race, where I\u2019ll try to recover as many positions as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Qualifying \u2013 HungarianGP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8th &#8211; <strong>Alonso Lopez #21 <\/strong>\u2013 1\u201940.529s (+0.249s Q2)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25th &#8211; <strong>Sergio Garcia #3 <\/strong>\u2013 1\u201941.839 (+1.076s Q1)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Free Practice 2 &#8211; HungarianGP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6th &#8211; <strong>Alonso Lopez #21 <\/strong>&#8211; 1&#8217;40.324s (+0.411s)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26th &#8211; <strong>Sergio Garcia #3 <\/strong>&#8211; 1\u201941.822s (+1.909s)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALONSO LOPEZ #21 \u201cI\u2019m very happy with the changes we made from yesterday to today. 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