"We didn't have the start to the Hungarian GP that we had hoped for, with some challenges from the Austria GP continuing this Friday. Both riders didn't feel comfortable due to how the bike was behaving. Fabio and Álex were giving similar feedback. The track layout with its stop-and-go nature and slow chicanes doesn't help us either. For the afternoon Practice, we were able to improve the bike a bit, and this gave Fabio a slightly better feeling. He then delivered a strong time attack to secure direct Q2 entry. In Álex' case, I don't believe the results reflect his true pace – he was in the mid-pack for most of the Practice, but during the time attack he couldn't make the most of the new tyre for different reasons. We will analyse today's data to refine the settings, and we'll put them to the test in tomorrow's FP2."
"We didn't have the start to the Hungarian GP that we had hoped for, with some challenges from the Austria GP continuing this Friday. Both riders didn't feel comfortable due to how the bike was behaving. Fabio and Álex were giving similar feedback. The track layout with its stop-and-go nature and slow chicanes doesn't help us either. For the afternoon Practice, we were able to improve the bike a bit, and this gave Fabio a slightly better feeling. He then delivered a strong time attack to secure direct Q2 entry. In Álex' case, I don't believe the results reflect his true pace – he was in the mid-pack for most of the Practice, but during the time attack he couldn't make the most of the new tyre for different reasons. We will analyse today's data to refine the settings, and we'll put them to the test in tomorrow's FP2."