Month: November 2021

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Avintia Esponsorama Racing and Sky VR46 Avintia have completed the the Grande Prémio Brembo do Algarve qualifying at Portimao.

Enea Bastianini will start from 13th position. Unfortunately, the Italian missed the Q2 by just one tenth of a second. Nevertheless, Bastianini has made an important step forward compared to yesterday and will start from a good position to fight for an ambitious result in tomorrow’s race.

Luca Marini made it through into Q2 again after a good free practice sessions and will start from 12th position. In the first stages of qualifying, the Sky VR46 Avintia rider suffered a crash that forced him to return to the pits to take the second bike. In the end, Marini had to settle for the fourth row of the grid.

Tomorrow at 14:00 (CET+1), the penultimate race of the season will start, where Bastianini and Marini will try to get a good result for the team.

“I’m quite happy because we improved, although it was a pity not to get into Q2. We keep losing time in the last sector, I can’t do it the way I want and I always lose those 2 or 3 tenths that compromise my lap time. I have to try to understand what changes I have to make for tomorrow. The important thing is that we are fast and we have improved compared to yesterday. We will have to think about the tyre choice as it will be crucial.”

“Qualifying was a pity, because we had a very good potential today. In the first run, I didn’t have a great feeling with the front tyre, I didn’t feel comfortable and I crashed. I went straight to the pits, but in the second bike I had the soft tyre on the front because I didn’t have any other mediums available. Unfortunately, with this type of tyre it is really difficult to find a good performance on this track. Overall, so far, it’s been a good weekend. We will analyse with data to choose the best tyres for tomorrow’s race.”

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Enea Bastianini and Luca Marini finished Friday at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve after the first two free practice sessions of the Grande Prémio Brembo do Algarve.

With a time of 1:40.467, Bastianini was 16th in the combined practice times. The Italian was able to complete the first laps of the weekend at the Portuguese track. The Avintia Esponsorama Racing rider will have one last chance tomorrow to get a position that will give him direct access to Q2.

Luca Marini ended the first day at the Algarve 15th in the combined practice times with a best time of 1:40.323. The Sky VR46 Avintia rider was satisfied with the work done during the first day at Portimao.

Tomorrow will be the third and fourth free practice before qualifying for the Grande Prémio Brembo do Algarve, where Bastianini and Marini will try to get a good position for the starting grid of Sunday’s race.

“I was expecting a bit more, we are having more problems than expected and I still can’t ride like I want to. In the afternoon with the wind, it made the bike move a lot and I couldn’t put in a good lap. From tomorrow we will keep working to improve, especially in the second and fourth sector, which is where I lose more time. Normally, the corner entry is my strong point, but here I have to ‘fight’ with the bike to get it. Tomorrow will be a new day and we will try to get a good result.”

“This morning, in FP1, I had a good feeling with the bike, but in the afternoon with the wind, I struggled to keep the pace and in the last run I had very little confidence with the rear tyre. Anyway, we are confident for tomorrow, we are close to the Top 10, which is our goal, and we are not going to make any changes to the bike. We have shown that we can be fast in these conditions.”

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Avintia Esponsorama Racing and Sky VR46 Avintia will compete this weekend in the Grande Prémio Brembo do Algarve, the penultimate round of the calendar and, for the second time this season, will be held in Portimao.

Enea Bastianini is 13th in the world standings, with a total of 87 points and provisionally the best rookie of the year. The Italian took his second podium of the season in Misano and will be looking to continue his good form in Portugal to repeat another great result.

Luca Marini is 20th with 37 points. The Sky VR46 Avintia rider arrives at Portimao motivated after a very complete weekend in Italy, where he achieved his best qualifying result and a superb 9th position in the race.

Tomorrow from 10:55 (CET+1) Bastianini and Marini will complete the first free practice of the Grande Prémio Brembo do Algarve.

“Second Grand Prix at Portimao. Since then, I have won experience with the MotoGP bike, it’s a circuit I like and I can go fast here. In the last races we have done a great job and we want to continue in this line. Every day I feel more comfortable on the bike and in this category you need to be 100% for the whole weekend. We are ready.”

“We are coming from a period of growth, improvement and a solid weekend in Misano. It is important to continue in this direction at Portimao, a track I like and where we have already raced this year. The goal is to get closer to the group and keep moving up positions in the race.”