April 2021 - Esponsorama

30 April, 2021

FIRST DAY OF FREE PRACTICE. NICCOLÒ ANTONELLI ENDS WITH THE SECOND BEST TIME

Jerez (Spain) April 30, 2021 – The riders of Avintia Esponsorama Racing Team Moto3 have completed the first day of free practice of the GP Red Bull of Spain. Niccolò Antonelli with a time of 1´45.907 finished second. The Italian continues with the good sensations that allowed him to reach third place on the podium in Portimao. His teammate Carlos Tatay continues his adaptation to the bike, trying to overcome the inconveniences to be able to demonstrate his full potential. In today’s day he finished in 28th place with a time of 1’48.366.

# 23 NICCOLÒ ANTONELLI – 2º – 1´45.907

“It has been a very positive day, I am very happy to be in the Q2, I do not feel confident with the front of the bike, for this reason I have had a fall without consequences that has made me more focused. We need to figure out how to get better and safety. This track is very technical, and I need to be 100%.”

#99 CARLOS TATAY – 28º – 1´48.366

“It hasn’t been a good day for me. I was hoping I could get better results and once again it could not be. I hope tomorrow I can demonstrate my potential and get the best results .”

30 April, 2021

FIRST DAY OF FREE PRACTICE FOR THE MOTOGP CATEGORY AT THE GP RED BULL OF SPAIN

Jerez (Spain) April 30, 2021 – Ends the first day of free practice at the Jerez circuit. The demands of this track today have proved evident to the riders of the Avintia Esponsorama Racing Team. Luca Marini has completed 17 laps getting 15th place with a time of 1’38,274. Enea Bastianini with a time of 1´38.516 will be 18th after completing 19 laps.

#10 LUCA MARINI (SKY VR46 AVINTIA TEAM) – 15º – 1´38.274

“The Jerez track with MotoGP is really tough: all the turns are so close practically you can’t breathe. However, it is always a beautiful track. I am happy with the work done today, so many positive feelings. We have continued to work on the position on the bike and made a good step forward. Also, on the set up we changed something compared to Qatar and Portimao, we can still do a little bit on the rear to be perfect, but I’m happy. On the tire choice, we need to understand exactly what to do with the front for the qualifying and then decide between medium or hard on the rear for the race even if at the moment I’m not able to completely exclude the soft. After the first day of free practices, I am a second of gap from Pecco (Bagnaia) and for the first time here it is not bad at all”.

#23 ENEA BASTIANINI- 18th – 1’38.516

“I’m not very happy, I expected a better result. This morning I was at a good pace and in the afternoon workouts we got worse. Tomorrow I need to take one more step to be better. My strong point is braking, but I don’t feel confident with the back side. Jerez is a track that won’t let your guard down, I hope to keep progressing and growing up tomorrow.”

29 April, 2021

FIRST RACE FOR MOTOE RIDERS OF AVINTIA ESPONSORAMA RACING ON THE ANGEL DE NIETO JEREZ CIRCUIT.

Jerez (Spain) April 29, 2021 – Green light for the MOTOE category of Avintia Esponsorama Racing Team riders. Tomorrow will begin the first free practice of the Red Bull GP of Spain, the first race of the season for this category. After a very positive preseason with good results Xavier Cardelús arrives at the Jerez aiming to reach the top positions. André Pires continues his adaptation to the category with a progressive evolution that will allow him to improve on his debut.

# 18 XAVIER CARDELÚS

“I look forward to start this first GP. The whole preseason has gone very well and this gives me a lot of confidence. Jerez is not one of my favourite circuits, although during the last tests I found a good adaptation to the bike. I hope to get a good result on Sunday.”

# 14 ANDRÉ PIRES

“I’m looking forward to compete in my first GP, for me it’s a dream come true. I’ve worked a lot physically and psychologically to be well prepared. I continue with the adaptation to the category and hopefully I will quickly be able to take the step forward that I need. My goal is to be faster to be able to follow other riders and, in this way, learn. I have to improve in the braking to be more competitive.“

28 April, 202128 April, 2021

NICCOLÒ ANTONELLI AND CARLOS TATAY RETURN TO ACTION AT THE ANGEL NIETO CIRCUIT OF JEREZ.

Jerez (Spain) April 28, 2021 – Avintia Esponsorama Racing Moto3 riders return to action at the Red Bull GP of Spain. Niccolò Antonelli arrives in fourth place in the general classification, with 36 points tied for third-placed. His teammate Carlos Tatay continues his evolution and hopes on this circuit to demonstrate his full potential.

#23 NICCOLÒ ANTONELLI

“I feel very good and very confident, I look forward to returning to the track. Jerez is a circuit where everyone goes very fast, if we work well from Friday, we will be competitive again. In this circuit it is important to be constant in all corners, I need to improve the way I ride and adapt it better to the bike”.

#99 CARLOS TATAY

“I arrive in Jerez with a lot of desire, it is a circuit that I really like in which I race a lot. I am very motivated after Portimao where things did not go the way I wanted them to. I must learn from mistakes and get the positive of it. I am sure that together with my team we will do a great job to get the results I hope. ”

27 April, 2021

THE RIDERS OF THE AVINTIA ESPONSORAMA RACING TEAM RETURN TO ACTION IN A UNIQUE CIRCUIT.

Jerez (Spain) April 27, 2021 – The Angel Nieto Circuit of Jerez will be the track for the fourth round of the season for the Avintia Esponsorama Racing team riders. This unique and emblematic track is characterized by its 4,423 km in length, with eight right and five left corners, it is a technical circuit that all the riders know perfectly well. Enea Bastianini arrives, with a ninth position in the general classification with 18 points. Luca Marini, eighteenth with 4 points continues to improve positively.

# 23 ENEA BASTIANINI

“Jerez is a track that I really like. Here we are all very fast so it will be even more difficult to be in front. Our objective is to get a good time in qualifying, my goal is to work to achieve it. I am very happy with the work we do in Portimao; we started a little behind, but in the end, we managed to be competitive in the race. My goal in Jerez is to be fast from the first day”.

# 10 LUCA MARINI (SKY VR46 AVINTIA TEAM)

“We arrived in Jerez after a good weekend in Portimao. We started with historical European circuits that all the riders know very well from other categories. I am very curious to race on this track with the MotoGP: compared to Portugal and Qatar, it is shorter so it will be more difficult to reach the pace. We will start with the work done in Portimao, to try to achieve the positive feelings that I had there, to achieve the best results in the race”.

RUBEN XAUS – SPORTS DIRECTOR

“Jerez is a legendary track where we all have very good memories. The riders have exceptionally good references, we have to get a quick set-up to concentrate on learning about the tires, and the felling that allows us to push the bike to the limit. We have shown that we are competitive in the race, but in this category, it is essential to be in front from the beginning. We continue with the same objective, to continue growing up and getting places in the top 10 that will give us points for the general classification”.

18 April, 202126 April, 2021

AN ESPECTACULAR COMEBACK OF THE “BEAST” THAT GETS ITS BEST RESULT OF THE SEASON FINISHING 9^TH.

Portimao (Portugal) April 18, 2021 – Avintia Esponsorama Racing Team & SKY VR46 Avintia riders have concluded the weekend with positive results. Enea Bastiani who was started 16th, has been the protagonist of a spectacular comeback. The best rookie in the GP 888 of Portugal has crossed the finish line in 9th place. Meanwhile Luca Marini after very good qualy and a start that has kept him in the top 10 for several laps, has finished in 12th position.

#23 ENEA BASTIANINI – 9th

“I’ve had the opportunity to study the other riders, I was late, but I’ve made it. On the last lap I have been the fastest of the grid. I have been able to race the bike in the right way avoiding movement and achieved the best result of the season so far; I am very satisfied with the work we have done. I´m headed to Jerez convinced of our potential and knowing that we can be in the first positions.”

#10 LUCA MARINI (SKY VR46 AVINTIA TEAM) – 12^th

“I’m not happy with today’s race and the pace: I was half a second slower than what we have shown in the free practices and we need to analyse the data to understand the race. A positive pace since Friday but something happened today . Overall, I am happy, a growing weekend where we have worked well with the whole Team. I am angry about the race, we need to fix these things because in Qatar too we have struggled more in the long run than in the practices”.

17 April, 202117 April, 2021

QUALIFYING DAY FOR THE MOTO3 RIDERS OF THE AVINTIA ESPONSORAMA RACING TEAM FOR THE GP 888 OF PORTUGAL.

Portimao (Portugal) April 17, 2021 – In the qualifying day the Moto3 riders of the Avintia Esponsorama Racing team have shown again that they are fighting for the top 10. Even if the strategy had not the results they expected, tomorrow they will start thinking in being to achieve their goals. Antonelli managed to move straight to Q2, getting a time of 1’49,834. Niccòlo will be in 15th position on the grid. Carlos Tatay with a time of 1’49.723 will be 22nd.

# 23 NICCOLÒ ANTONELLI – 15th

“With the first tire I was always going long, I touched the green and I was cancelled my best lap losing the 8^th or 9^th position on grid. When I placed the second tire, we have a little confusion, and the bike suffered an electric problem and did not start. I haven’t been able to get back on track in time to make a good time attack.”

#99 CARLOS TATAY – 22nd

“Today was not my day. We have failed again in the qualifying section . I don´t feel good with the bike and we must understand what is wrong. Even if we start in bad position, I think we can make a good race tomorrow

17 April, 202126 April, 2021

8TH PLACE IN THE QUALIFYING FOR LUCA MARINI OF THE SKY VR46 AVINTIA TEAM. THE ITALIAN WILL BE IN THE THIRD ROW OF GRID AT THE GP 888 OF PORTUGAL.

Portimao (Portugal) April 17, 2021 – Today Luca Marini becomes the best rookie of MotoGP. With a time of 1’39,600 on the FP3 he pass directly to the Q2, finishing eighth with an impressive time of 1’39.386 . Marini will be on the third row of the grid in GP 888 of Portugal . Enea Bastiani doesn’t feel a 100% confident on this track, complicating his adaptation to the bike. Enea has achieved a time of 1’39,855 placing in 16th position.

#10 – LUCA MARINI -SKY VR46 AVINTIA – 8th

“I am really very happy with this top 8 place in Q2 and satisfied with the work I am doing with the Team. I am more comfortable on the bike and we have made a great step forward that we will take from here are to the next races. In the FP4 I kept a good pace, we are close to the fastest guys. It´s a pity the crash but we will continue to work to make the most of the warm up”.

#23 ENEA BASTIANINI – 16th

“Today we improved with respect to yesterday, obviously it has not been enough to move on to Q2. I’m not 100% on this track, we could have improved but was not possible. For me, it is difficult managing the braking. For tomorrow we’ll analyse the data and try to make a step forward on the warm up. We have made small modifications that I hope will go well.”

16 April, 202116 April, 2021

FIRST DAY OF FREE PRACTICE FOR AVINTIA ESPONSORAMA RACING TEAM MOTO3 RIDERS

Portimao (Portugal) April 16, 2021 – In a technical circuit such as Portimao, the riders of Avintia Esponsorma Racing have once again shown their full potential, hoping to improve their times tomorrow. Nicollò Antonelli finished 10th, marking his best time at 1:50,641. His teammate Carlos Tatay had problems because of the rain, when he was ready to go out on track to do the time attack. Tatay has finished 22nd getting his best time at 1:51,523.

# 23 NICCOLÒ ANTONELLI – 1:50,641 – 10th

“Today has been a difficult day, I’ve had several problems with the set-up of the bike. When we wanted to go back on track, it has started to rain. Tomorrow we will have more work than other times. The goal is to start with another mentality and strong from the beginning. Portimao is a very funny track where I expect to do a good race.”

#99 CARLOS TATAY – 1:51,523 – 22nd

“Was a difficult day because of the weather, we haven’t managed it well. These situations make you learn and have more experience . The FP3 tomorrow will be fast so the times will drop. I really like the Portimao circuit, tomorrow I hope I can improve my time to be on the Q2 “.

16 April, 202126 April, 2021

FIRST DAY OF TEST FOR THE AVINTIA ESPONSORAMA RACING TEAM MOTOGP RIDERS IN THE MOTOGP 888 OF PORTUGAL.

Portimao (Portugal) April 16, 2021 – Portugal’s GP 888 begins with the first day of test at the Portimao circuit. Here, Enea Bastianini was proclaimed Moto2 World Champion last season, becoming one of the most important days of his life. Enea remembers again the track with totally different sensations on his new Ducati in a very technical track. Today he has done his best time at 1:41,836. Luca Marini who was second in the World Championship in the same category, continues to work on the technical aspects of his bike progressing more and more every day, today in his first contact he has achieved his best time at 1:40,761.

#23 ENEA BASTIANINI – 1:41,836 – 20º

“Today has been a difficult day, we improved the lap time from FP1 to FP2. Tomorrow we need to try to push very hard. I’ve had problems with the front part set-up as the bike was moving a lot, I think we can resolve the problem to be in time to make a good lap time tomorrow. This track is very technical, unfortunately I have not been able to have a reference, it was not possible to follow any rider and here this is important”.

#10 LUCA MARINI (SKY VR46 AVINTIA TEAM) – 1:40,761 – 13º

“I’m very happy: I really enjoyed this session; I like the track and I felt good on the bike too. We were fast, we did a great job between the FP1 and the FP2 even if, compared to the other Ducati, we are losing something in braking. I can make a step forward on my riding style in 2/3 points to be ready for my flying lap in qualifying. The FP4 will be very important to choose the tire for the race: today we used both medium and soft and we need to understand how the compound will work on the long run”.