Raul Fernandez finishes the first day at the Mugello circuit in 16th position overall and without direct access to Q2. After the positive result at the Catalunya GP, the Spanish rider could not keep up with the fastest riders of the day today at Mugello, including his teammate Miguel Oliveira who finished in 4th position and with direct access to Q2.
In the debrief, Raul talked about the first day of training at the Italian circuit: ‘I’m upset, a bit upset. We worked well until the last attack, I was always within the top 10 and had good pace with the medium and soft tires, but in the last round we changed tires and I couldn’t attack. I’m frustrated today because we had everything to be in Q2 and the potential. On the first attack lap, I thought I had everything to do it, but I couldn’t. We have to look at Barcelona as a reference for us, tomorrow we have another opportunity and I think our pace is good.’
Asked if he thinks his pace is enough to reach Q2 tomorrow, Raúl replied: ‘Yes, the pace is good and on the attack lap we have to set the electronics well, that’s what we have to work on. If in the race we are in the top 10, but in qualifying we are in 13th/14th, it’s difficult to recover. It won’t be like in Montmeló because I think Pecco has something more than us, but we can be there.’
