A MUGELLO FOR THE ARCHIVES
After a quite positive Friday, Matteo Ferrari started race one from eighth place on the grid and put himself on the chase of the leading group – and was third already during lap one. The red flag shattered his dream as the new race one was postponed to 18:40. Race two then took place at 16:10, as per schedule, with the updated starting grid. Ferrari lines up on the seventh spot of the grid and tries to put together another comeback, eventually finishing seventh. The new race one began afterwards: the rider #11 struggled to get up to speed and crossed the line in eighth place.
Alessio Finello’s expectations were high after earning the direct seed to Q2 yesterday for the first time in his MotoE career. The two races turned out to be quite challenging as he struggled to match the pace of the frontrunners and lost a few positions. He finished race two in 13th place, while in race one he made it to the chequered flag in 12th position. Now it is time for the summer break, which will allow our riders to reset in order to be as charged up as possible for Assen.
MATTEO FERRARI #11 (8th RACE1 – 7th RACE 2)
“We made some adjustments this weekend and there were some positives. Unfortunately, at the moment this is our potential position-wise: surely we could try to battle for the podium with a better starting position, but we’re a bit too much on the limit to try now. We’ll stay focused and keep our heads down. I’d like to thank everybody who keep supporting us: we’ll be back!”
ALESSIO FINELLO #72 (12th RACE 1 – 13th RACE 2)
“I struggled a bit in race two. Race one went a little better as my pace was stronger. I got two good starts, but I need to be more aggressive at turn one. All in all I’m happy with this weekend, we’re improving. I’ll make the most of these weeks of break to get the best preparation and come back stronger in order to be able to battle with the frontrunners.”
