Qualifying
Moto3 2023
Round 6
Best grid place ever for Taiyo, Mario will start from the sixth row
Autodromo Internazionale del MugelloSeven riders were penalized by the Race Direction, which favored our riders for tomorrow's race.
Taiyo Furusato(Honda Team Asia), originally 13th, will start 8th, his best position since his arrival in the World Championship. For his part, Mario Suryo Aji has made up for a weak official session and will finally start from P18.
Hiroshi Aoyama
Mario has been struggling to make his best lap time. I think he could perform better, but he couldn't manage well in the qualifying session. We believe he can be better in the race. On the other hand, Taiyo made a clear improvement from yesterday to today. He steps up from Q1 to Q2, where he earned a good lap time. He showed a good evolution from him because he struggled on this track last year. We want to see if he can perform the same or better in tomorrow's race.
Mario has been struggling to make his best lap time. I think he could perform better, but he couldn't manage well in the qualifying session. We believe he can be better in the race. On the other hand, Taiyo made a clear improvement from yesterday to today. He steps up from Q1 to Q2, where he earned a good lap time. He showed a good evolution from him because he struggled on this track last year. We want to see if he can perform the same or better in tomorrow's race.
Taiyo Furusato
72
Honda Team Asia Today I missed entering directly to Q2 by only 0,1s because of one mistake on the flying lap. But I reached to do a good qualifying, going to Q2 and finishing P13. That's a good result for me and the team, that in the end, will be P8 applying the penalties to some riders. I don't have an incredible pace, but I can be in the top group tomorrow.
Today I missed entering directly to Q2 by only 0,1s because of one mistake on the flying lap. But I reached to do a good qualifying, going to Q2 and finishing P13. That's a good result for me and the team, that in the end, will be P8 applying the penalties to some riders. I don't have an incredible pace, but I can be in the top group tomorrow.
Mario Suryo Aji
64
Honda Team Asia It has been a tuff day here in Mugello. I'm confused. In the first exit in FP3, I felt well with the used tires, but we didn't reach enough laps to get them better with the new tires. In Q1, it happened the same, but with many riders waiting in the last corner, a key place to gain speed in the straight. I missed a lot on this part and didn't get an ideal lap time. We need to evaluate what to do tomorrow, considering that last year I made a good race, scoring points. That makes me motivated.
It has been a tuff day here in Mugello. I'm confused. In the first exit in FP3, I felt well with the used tires, but we didn't reach enough laps to get them better with the new tires. In Q1, it happened the same, but with many riders waiting in the last corner, a key place to gain speed in the straight. I missed a lot on this part and didn't get an ideal lap time. We need to evaluate what to do tomorrow, considering that last year I made a good race, scoring points. That makes me motivated.
