Piotr Biesiekirski impressed with a third position in the final free practice for the European Moto2 Grand Prix at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia before qualifying for the Sunday’s race in 28th position.
In the morning the 19-year-old was one of the few riders to head out on a damp track on slick tyres but it turned out a risk worth taking. The young Pole posted the third quickest time of the session with a record third sector, just 0.4 of a second from the leader at the line.
After a brief shower the track ended up too wet for slicks for the afternoon’s first qualifying session, leaving Biesiekirski in 28th and final position on the grid for tomorrow’s race.
“After a promising session this morning, when I felt really good on slick tyres on a drying track and finished third, the qualifying didn’t go according to the plan – says Piotr Biesiekirski. – Most of the track was dry but it was still way too wet for slicks in places, especially in turns 8, 12 and 13. The session started well but I was pushing and overriding the tyres too much for these conditions. I was also losing a lot of grip midcorner, which is something we need to look into. I’ve done my best lap under a yellow flag so it got cancelled but it wouldn’t have changed much anyway. It was a tricky two days but looks like tomorrow we’ll have a dry race and will be starting from scratch again so anything can happen.”
