"We may not have ended the Sprint on the podium, but we can still be very proud of what we have achieved today. The team started the day off well, working in a good manner in FP2, so when it was time for qualifying, both riders were feeling competitive. Fabio nearly brought the house down when he secured pole with that astonishing 1'29.324s lap – the fans went wild! It's his second-consecutive pole and All Time Lap Record, so that is an amazing achievement, which deserves to be celebrated. Of course, Fabio would have loved nothing better than to stand on the rostrum in front of his home fans today, and he truly gave it his all. He had a perfect start, and he fought very hard. Ultimately it wasn't to be today, but we will have another chance tomorrow, and you can bet your bottom dollar that we will give it our best shot. As for Álex: the times in Q1 were very close, so he ended up in P14 on the grid despite being only 0.056s off the best time in the session. He was feeling and riding much better than yesterday though, and for him to secure eighth place and his first points in a Sprint this year is a nice reward for all the hard work that he and his crew are putting in. We look forward to a lively Race tomorrow. Hopefully it will stay dry!"
"We may not have ended the Sprint on the podium, but we can still be very proud of what we have achieved today. The team started the day off well, working in a good manner in FP2, so when it was time for qualifying, both riders were feeling competitive. Fabio nearly brought the house down when he secured pole with that astonishing 1'29.324s lap – the fans went wild! It's his second-consecutive pole and All Time Lap Record, so that is an amazing achievement, which deserves to be celebrated. Of course, Fabio would have loved nothing better than to stand on the rostrum in front of his home fans today, and he truly gave it his all. He had a perfect start, and he fought very hard. Ultimately it wasn't to be today, but we will have another chance tomorrow, and you can bet your bottom dollar that we will give it our best shot. As for Álex: the times in Q1 were very close, so he ended up in P14 on the grid despite being only 0.056s off the best time in the session. He was feeling and riding much better than yesterday though, and for him to secure eighth place and his first points in a Sprint this year is a nice reward for all the hard work that he and his crew are putting in. We look forward to a lively Race tomorrow. Hopefully it will stay dry!"