First day of practice for the Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team, which kicked off the third round of the 2022 season at Estoril. On a day marked by both sunshine and grey sky the team from Ravenna immediately showed good signs, with Lorenzo Baldassari and Peter Sebestyen holding 2nd and 8th positions.
In the morning FP1 Lorenzo Baldassarri began to get to grips with the track and his YZF - R6, posting 18 laps and immediately showing great form. The Italian rider in fact took the top time, thanks to a time of 1'40"361. Peter Sebestyen also had a very important session, testing his physical condition by also completing 18 laps, and obtaining 16th place.
In the afternoon FP2 was staged, where the values in the field changed slightly. Baldassarri tried a different solution in terms of set-up, completing 16 laps and taking 7th place, just ahead of Sebestyen, who had improved considerably compared to FP1 and was the author of 15 laps.
With the first day of practice over, the Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team is ready to race. Tomorrow in fact it will first be time for Superpole (11.25 Italian time), which will determine the starting grid for the two scheduled races, then the lights will go out for Race 1, scheduled for 16.15 Italian time.
FP1 + FP2 results #EstorilWorldSBK
P1 - Dominique Aegerter (Yamaha) 1'39"806
P2 - Lorenzo Baldassarri (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team, Yamaha) + 0.555
P3 - Jules Cluzel (Yamaha) +0.695
P4 - Andy Verdoia (Yamaha) +0.731
P5 - Glenn Van Straalen (Yamaha) +0.801
P8 - Peter Sebestyen (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team, Yamaha) +1.122
Lorenzo Baldassarri: "The first session of the day was positive. In the afternoon we wanted to try something different, which unfortunately didn't work. However, I'm very confident for tomorrow, as we've understood the right direction. The important thing is to start in the first two rows, so that we can then fight with those in front”.
Peter Sebestyen: "I am quite satisfied with today's result. This afternoon we started very far back and it was not easy, but the end of FP2 was quite positive. There are still some gaps that we have to fill, but I'm quite relaxed about the single lap, while we still have to work on the race pace ahead of tomorrow. From a physical point of view I got good answers, so I'm ready for tomorrow”.
Brilliant start for the Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team at Estoril: Baldassarri 2nd, Sebestyen 8th
