We arrive in Austin knowing that our goal is to close the gap with the leaders.
It’s a long road, which started already in testing where we saw that at the bike level and especially at the riding style level we need to make several changes.
We go home knowing that we are halfway there.
The corner entry now is quite okay, where we need to make the decisive step is in turning the bike without wearing out the tires too much.
And for that we need changes in the bike and in the style, and also on the physical level I’m doing specific work.
The weekend started quite well, with direct access to Q2.
On the first good lap, however, I caught a yellow flag and on the second one I laid down … Starting in P10 in Austin is a big mess.
Because at the first corner you really risk touching yourself and there is a big tussle.
In fact in the sprint I touched with Alex Marquez and lost a piece of the fairing, in the race to avoid some riders I slowed down.
Then getting back up is not easy.
Anyway we bring home some points and in Jerez we have to keep improving.