Manuel Gonzalez Shows Speed in Assen Moto2 Qualifying Sessions

"It‘s been a positive day on Manu‘s side of the garage. He had a good feeling in FP3, but he couldn‘t enter Q2 directly, missing out by 0.128s. We know all riders are very close so it‘s always a guess who will go through. In Q1, he did an amazing job, that allowed him to enter Q2. It's not been easy, but he did his fastest lap alone. That‘s a very good sign, and it‘s highly important for his motivation. The second part of the qualy was ok, and tomorrow he will start from the 15th position. I think we could have done something more, but the bike was not at its 100%, and Manu needs a bit more experience to manage the qualifying session. Kubo improved his lap time, and that‘s positive, but everybody else did the same, and we achieved a good pace too late. We will discuss our strategy for tomorrow‘s Warm Up, with the aim to try to find an improvement for the race. It will be important for him to make a good start and to stay with other riders."

"My best lap time of FP3 has been cancelled, so I had to join Q1 to enter the Q2. I pushed very hard, and I did it, arriving in the top 4 and entering the next session. I did my fastest lap alone, and that‘s very positive. For the Q2, we changed something on the setting of the bike, but unfortunately it didn‘t work as expected, and my feeling was not as before. I‘m really looking forward to tomorrow‘s race!"

"We changed the setting of the bike for FP3, and my feelings were better with the new adjustments. The lap time was not as I expected in the morning, so for Q1 I tried to change my riding style, and I improved by almost a second. All the riders did the same, so my efforts were not enough to achieve a great result and a good position on the grid for the race. Anyway, I think we learned something from today. I‘ll do my best tomorrow."