Archiviata la pioggia di Le Mans, si torna a correre con tempo sereno sul circuito della Ciudad del Motor di Aragona. Un venerdì dedicato alla ricerca del miglior setting possibile per il team MV Agusta Forward Racing, volto soprattutto a fronteggiare le insidie portate dalle basse temperature (10°) percepite in Spagna. Stefano Manzi ha lavorato tanto sulla ricerca del passo gara, concentrandosi soprattutto nell’affinare il feeling con la sua F2 per poi tentare l’affondo nelle qualifiche di domani. Nelle FP2 (1’53.804) migliora di quasi 1” il risultato della mattina, lasciando intendere evidenti margini di miglioramento. L’obiettivo rimane quello di ridurre il gap ed entrare in Top 10. Stesso discorso per Simone Corsi che, tuttavia, ha dovuto concludere la seconda sessione di libere anticipatamente per una caduta al 5° giro del pomeriggio, in prossimità della curva 13. Dopo il buon 14° tempo della mattina, il pilota romano stava incrementando la velocità per cercare un buon tempo già nelle FP2, prima di questo incidente di percorso. Il centauro delle Fiamme Oro non ha riportato conseguenze dalla caduta e sarà regolarmente in sella della sua moto domani per FP3 e qualifiche. L’appuntamento è per domani mattina a partire dalle 11:25, con a seguire Q1 e Q2 dalle 15:10. 

ARAGON GP – MV AGUSTA TEAM WORKED ON THE RACE PACE

After the rainy weekend in Le Mans, the sun is back on the Ciudad del Motor of Aragòn. Today’s focus was to seek for the best set-up for MV Agusta Forward Racing team, in order to face the Spanish cold weather (10° C) and the pitfalls that come with it. Stefano Manzi worked hard searching the best pace and feeling with the bike. In the FP2 (1’53.804) Manzi lowered almost 1” down his FP1 crono, suggesting he could be even faster. The goal is now to fix on the qualifying session, where the rider from Rimini will look for reduce the gap and enter the Top 10. Similar story for Simone Corsi who had to finish FP2 earlier, due to a fall at turn 13. After a good 14th time in FP1, he was getting quicker before this unfortunate accident. The standard-bearer of Fiamme Oro is alright and tomorrow will be on track for FP3 and qualifying session. The Saturday will start at 11:25 AM, with Q1 and Q2 starting from 3:10 PM.  

«Today has been a tricky day because of the cold weather and the wind that blew on the track. In the afternoon I hoped to be faster but tomorrow I’ll aim to recover and lowered the times. It’s fair to say that reading the ideal time we are half of a second faster. But I couldn’t make my best lap that way, so I’ll work at it for tomorrow. The goal is now work on this data and be ready for FP3, in which we’d seek for a straight qualifying in Q2 for the 2nd week in a row». 

«This morning I had a good feeling with the bike, I just wanted to improve the setting on the front for the following session. During FP2 we did a 2 laps trial but I wasn’t satisfied, so I got back at the box. After setting the F2 back as it was before, I went faster before swiping down, unfortunately. It’s a pity, because we could have done a good time in the end. Now we’ll reset and get up immediately, because we want to qualify again for Q2».

«I think that we’ve done a good job today, despite the charts. This morning, during FP1, both riders were very close to the Top 15. In the afternoon the wind got up a bit stronger and that didn’t help us. Stefano couldn’t make it to end his best lap, because his ideal time would have led him to 9th position at 1’53.325. That said, the potential for tomorrow is higher. Simone, on the other hand, has been a bit unlucky. He tried to change the set-up with a significative modification, but he didn’t like it so he got back to the box. He then returned to the previous asset but he swiped, after very few laps in the FP2. At the end of this first day here, we know how to move for tomorrow. The goal for both riders is to qualify for Q2 and conquer a good position for the starting grid of Sunday’s race».