- With lessons learned from the inaugural round in Estoril and the tests conducted in Jerez, the riders and technical staff are optimistic about the second round of the calendar.
- The team will contest a total of five races on Sunday: two in JuniorGP™ and the European Talent Cup, and one in Moto2™.
- Jenson Brickley makes a great comeback, but suffers two punctures that affect his performance in both heats.
- “It will be a long and demanding weekend, but we are prepared and we are approaching the race with confidence and optimism. We will try to score as many points as possible to fight for the championships,” explains Jaime Serrano, the team’s CEO.
The Jerez-Ángel Nieto circuit will host the second round of the FIM JuniorGP™ next weekend, where Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 will fight to secure a solid number of points that will place them at the top of the overall standings in the three categories in which they are represented.
Having held the opening round of the calendar in Estoril, the team arrives with a positive feeling after analyzing the data obtained at the Portuguese track and holding two days of testing in Jerez, the venue for this second round. In JuniorGP™, Rico Salmela will be fighting to stay on the podium after his third place at Estoril, while Casey O’Gorman and Pau Alsina will be looking to recover their momentum and score their first points in the championship.
The three JuniorGP™ riders will have two races ahead of them to achieve their goals, just like the three Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 riders in the European Talent Cup. Having already analyzed the season opener in Estoril and following a few days of testing in Jerez, Mateo Marulanda, Nikola Miroslavov, and Oliver Cantos approach this event with the ambition of continuing to grow and show their true potential on a track they know well. The double race in Jerez will be a great opportunity for the three young talents to take a step forward and get closer to the top positions.
Uruguayan Facundo Llambías will be looking to score his first points of the season in Moto2™. He failed to finish either of the two races in Estoril, but the feeling from the pre-season tests has been positive, and the team is confident that the work put in will begin to bear fruit in this second race of the calendar.
“It will be a long and demanding weekend, but we are prepared and we arrive with confidence and optimism. We will try to score as many points as possible to fight for the championships. These kinds of season starts are part of the process, and we fully trust our riders and the work of the entire technical team to get closer to our true potential,” explains Jaime Serrano , CEO of the team.
Meanwhile, Max Moro , Team Leader Project, focuses on the work done in recent weeks and the physical and strategic challenge that Sunday will pose: “ After two days of testing at the Jerez circuit, we are very prepared. The conditions will be very different from those at Estoril, as Jerez is expected to be very hot, and that will affect both the riders and the setup of the bikes. In addition, we have a double race in JuniorGP™ and ETC. All in all, we will have to stay focused throughout the day to take advantage of every opportunity and score good results .”
The action at the Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto will begin with free practice on Thursday and Friday, leading up to Saturday’s qualifying session, with the grid order up for grabs starting at 9:00 CEST. Sunday will kick off with the ETC Last Chance at 9:15, which will give way to the first races in each category: JuniorGP™ at 11:00 (15 laps), followed by the ETC at 12:00 (14 laps). Following these will be the sole Moto2™ race at 13:00 (16 laps), followed by the second JuniorGP™ race at 14:00 (15 laps), and the ETC race at 15:00 (14 laps). The show can be followed live on the DAZN platform, on its Movistar+ channel, and on RTVE.
