"We didn't expect qualifying to be as tough as it was today. Starting from the sixth row made things tricky for both Fabio and Álex. Fabio had a good opening lap, which gave him a better position to battle with rivals. He managed to hold off key challengers for several laps, so while 11th isn't where we aim to be, there are encouraging signs. Moreover, looking at the overall race time of today's and last year's Sprint, he closed the gap to first by approximately 5 seconds. Álex had a harder start from P17, dropping to 20th early on. He recovered a bit mid-race and, after some intense battles, crossed the line in 16th. Overall, it was a challenging Sprint for both riders. We'll regroup and give it everything in tomorrow's Race. The weather looks unpredictable with a possibility of rain around 14:00 – so anything can happen."
"We didn't expect qualifying to be as tough as it was today. Starting from the sixth row made things tricky for both Fabio and Álex. Fabio had a good opening lap, which gave him a better position to battle with rivals. He managed to hold off key challengers for several laps, so while 11th isn't where we aim to be, there are encouraging signs. Moreover, looking at the overall race time of today's and last year's Sprint, he closed the gap to first by approximately 5 seconds. Álex had a harder start from P17, dropping to 20th early on. He recovered a bit mid-race and, after some intense battles, crossed the line in 16th. Overall, it was a challenging Sprint for both riders. We'll regroup and give it everything in tomorrow's Race. The weather looks unpredictable with a possibility of rain around 14:00 – so anything can happen."