{"id":3986,"date":"2024-09-28T18:36:35","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T16:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grtracingteam.com\/?p=3986"},"modified":"2024-09-28T18:36:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T16:36:35","slug":"sabato-complicato-per-il-gytr-grt-yamaha-ad-aragon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grtracingteam.com\/en\/sabato-complicato-per-il-gytr-grt-yamaha-ad-aragon\/","title":{"rendered":"Difficult Saturday for GYTR GRT Yamaha in Aragon"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a challenging Saturday for the GYTR GRT Yamaha team of Remy Gardner and Marvin Fritz at the tenth round of the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship at Motorland Aragon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the morning, Gardner and Fritz put the final free practice session to good use, getting ready for the Tissot Superpole qualifier. Afterwards, in the 15-minute session, Gardner and Fritz faced a challenging qualifying session. The Aussie rider couldn\u2019t climb higher than 15th (1\u201949.038), with his German teammate 22nd on a 1\u201951.794.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Race 1 got underway at 14:00 local time, Gardner enjoyed a good getaway to gain positions in the opening lap. Unfortunately, a red flag stoppage saw him restarting from 15th on the grid, still managing to have a good restart to win places in the early stages. The 26-year old showed consistent speed, but unluckily struggled with grip from the front tyre in the final stages, dropping to 16th at the chequered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other side of the garage, Marvin Fritz had to start from the back of the grid and take a double long lap penalty after the team opted to install a new engine above the engine allocation for the machine. After five laps, he retired from the race. The penalty for taking a seventh engine covers both main races, meaning Fritz will also have to start at the back and take the double long lap in Race 2 on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remy Gardner \u2013 Superpole: P15 \/ Race 1: P16
<\/strong>\u201cDisappointing Saturday, let\u2019s be honest. We tried our best but I couldn\u2019t climb higher than 15th in the Superpole session. Afterwards, in Race 1 I enjoyed a good start and managed to stay with those in front, but in the latter stages I really struggled with grip from the front tyre. We\u2019ll check what happened and try to find some solution for tomorrow\u2019s races, hoping to have a decent sprint race and a decent Race 2 overall.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marvin Fritz \u2013 Superpole: P22 \/ Race 1: DNF
<\/strong>\u201cIt was another challenging day. In the morning we tried to improve our feelings to get ready for the Superpole session, but it wasn\u2019t enough to have a proper lap time. When the team and Yamaha asked if I would take the extra engine for Domi and start from the back of the grid with a double long lap, I of course accepted as I fully understand the situation and that they want Domi to have the best possible chance when he returns from injury. Unfortunately, this compromises us for tomorrow too, but I am happy to support Yamaha.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n