{"id":4374,"date":"2025-02-21T10:09:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T09:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grtracingteam.com\/?p=4374"},"modified":"2025-02-21T10:09:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T09:09:33","slug":"aegerter-sesto-nel-venerdi-di-phillip-island-preparandosi-al-flag-to-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grtracingteam.com\/en\/aegerter-sesto-nel-venerdi-di-phillip-island-preparandosi-al-flag-to-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Aegerter Sixth Quickest as GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Prepares for Flag-to-Flag Race"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dominique Aegerter was sixth quickest for the GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK team as the 2025 WorldSBK season got underway with Friday Practice at the iconic Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conditions were dry and sunny for the opening free practice session as the team set about preparing for the weekend\u2019s two flag-to-flag races. Aegerter showed strong pace throughout the 45-minute session, setting the fifth-fastest time in the latter stages with a 1\u201929.739. Teammate Gardner was 16th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even warmer conditions in the afternoon led to a greasy circuit, making it difficult to improve lap times from the morning session. Both Aegerter and Gardner focused on pace over race distance, rather than qualifying simulations. The Swiss rider did not improve his time from FP1, while team-mate Gardner found some improvement to set a 1\u201930.299. This left Aegerter sixth on the combined times and Gardner 17th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dominique Aegerter: P6 (1\u201929.739)
<\/strong>\u201cIt was a mixed day overall. In the morning we were able to be consistent, also in the latter stages. For sure the tyre management here is a less thing to worry about, but it\u2019s still important to be fast with a used tyre, just to be sure we\u2019ll be able to fight also at the end of the 10-lap stint. In the afternoon we did struggle a little bit more in a warmer second free practice, so we\u2019ll need to check what happened but I\u2019m confident we\u2019ll be able to make a good job and be back having the good vibes we enjoyed this morning.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remy Gardner: P17 (1\u201930.299)
<\/strong>\u201cA complicated day to be honest. For sure we were expecting a little bit more, but I\u2019m confident the laps we produced will help us on improving for tomorrow. There are some areas where we still struggle a little bit and we\u2019ll work hard to find a proper solution. Let\u2019s stay positive for the rest of the weekend, we\u2019ll give it all and I\u2019m confident we\u2019ll be able to bounce back.\u201d<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n