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ALONSO LOPEZ #21<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy with the feeling we had today. We are fast, even though we still need to understand the track better. Now we have to study the data carefully because we have a lot of grip, and we need to understand whether we can make some changes ahead of tomorrow that could help us brake and turn the bike better. We\u2019ll use FP2 to work on our race pace, and then we\u2019ll give it our all in qualifying!\u201d<\/p>\n

SERGIO GARCIA #3<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI learned a lot from today\u2019s two sessions, but we still have plenty of room for improvement. We\u2019re not in Q2 yet, but tomorrow we\u2019ll make the most of FP2 to improve, especially our lines and riding, and then we\u2019ll make a few adjustments to the bike as well. After that, we\u2019ll give everything we have in Q1 to try to make it into Q2 and have a good qualifying session.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Practice \u2013 JapaneseGP<\/strong><\/p>\n

8th – Alonso Lopez #21 <\/strong>– 1’47.939s (+0,431s) -> Q2<\/p>\n

26th – Sergio Garcia #3 <\/strong>– 1’48.840s (+1,332s) -> Q1<\/p>\n

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Free Practice 1 – JapaneseGP<\/strong><\/p>\n

11th – Alonso Lopez #21 <\/strong>– 1’48.091s (+0,540s)<\/p>\n

25th – Sergio Garcia #<\/strong>3 <\/strong>– 1’49.001s (+1,450s)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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