The CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team rider will start from fourth position after finishing six tenths off pole

CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team rider David Alonso will fight tomorrow to win again in Silverstone from fourth position on the grid. As usual on Saturdays, the Colombian has gone straight to Q2 and in qualifying he has set the fourth best time, six tenths off Iván Ortolá’s pole. The Spanish rider has been the fastest and has achieved his second pole of the season, after completing his lap following Alonso. Alongside Ortolá, Collin Veijer and Joel Kelso will start from the front row of the grid. Alonso has ended just one tenth off that front row, but he knows that this will not be an impediment to fighting for victory, as last season he won from the back of the grid. Tomorrow, Alonso wants to return to the top of the podium and thus extend his World Championship lead. The young Colombian is confident in his race pace and knows that tyre management will be key in the final laps.

His teammate Joel Esteban will start from twenty-second position. The CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team rider has had to compete in Q1 and has set the eighth best time in this session, which is why he has not made it into Q2. The Spanish has been unable to complete a clean lap in qualifying and will have to come back from the eighth row tomorrow. Esteban hopes to gradually recover positions to fight with the leading group on a track where he has never competed before.

4th David Alonso 2:09.898: “In qualifying I have been able to do my lap calmly and focused. It has been a good lap and I am happy. In the last practice session, the objective was to work with the used tyre and it has gone well. I am ready for tomorrow's race. We will study our rivals well, especially in the fourth sector because it is difficult for me without references, especially if it is windy. I can still improve in some corners. In the race there may be a big group, but everything will depend on the pace. In the last laps, the performance of the tyres will be different and it will be interesting to see the pace at the end, in the last five laps.”

22nd Joel Esteban 2:11.978: “It has not been an easy day. In the morning, I have got a good time, but it has not been enough to go straight to Q2. In Q1 I had things clear and I have ridden alone, but I have made several mistakes and I have not been able to complete a clean lap. Tomorrow, we start from twenty-second position, the race will be long and we will have to stay calm. I think I can get a great result.”