Changing weather conditions made life hard for Team Italia. Wind gusts early on and shower toward the end meant the riders struggled to find the rhythm and could not take advantage of a fresh set of tires to post the times in the last few minutes.
Alessandro Tonucci (Team Italia FMI FTR Honda#19) took six tenths off his best time and closed in 10th position with a 1'39"451 (+1"117 behind poleman Cortese). Still, he is less than three tenths from first row, and showed a promising race pace and top speed.
Romano Fenati (Team Italia FMI FTR Honda#5) also improved, though less than his teammate. He lapped in 1'39"595 (+1"261) at his first qualifying session on this track, which granted him 14th position on the grid.
Both riders hope to improve during warm-up.
Alessandro Tonucci (Team Italia FMI FTR Honda#19) 18 laps, 1'39"451
"The bike works well. The team did a great job and during warm-up I only have to focus on finding the best trajectories in T4 where I lose most of my time. I have to start well and stay within reach with frontrunners during the race, but I'm optimistic."
Romano Fenati (Team Italia FMI FTR Honda5) 17 laps, 1'39"595
"We could have done better, but the weather didn't help us find a rhythm and a stable setup. I was stuck in traffic during the key moments, then the rain came in. It's a shame since, with those gaps, I could have ended in the front row. Hopefully I'll make another step forward during warm-up."
Team Italia FMI Press Release
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