Moto3 Austin: The word to Locatelli, Antonelli, Bastianini, Bagnaia, Fenati, Migno, Ferrari, Manzi and Tonucci

“I'm very happy because this front row comes a little unexpected: it's true that throughout the weekend we showed that we can always fight with the leaders, but qualifying is always a story apart and I honestly didn't think I could do so well – he said Andrea Locatelli, 3rd fastest, in the photo – I'm also happy because I got my fastest lap at the end of the session, alone: ​​I wanted to improve and I succeeded. At a certain point I saw on the scoreboard that I was in fourth position, but I absolutely wanted the front row and I managed to get it by further lowering my time by a few tenths. Getting the front row here in America, then, so far from Italy, has a particular flavor, it's very nice! Tomorrow we have a good pace for the race: I think there won't be a large group like what happened in Qatar; if the pace is high from the start, I think some small groups of riders could form. I hope I can stay in the first group and then fight for it, but definitely the third step of the podium would be more than fine for me!”

“We are satisfied, it was a good qualifying! We start fourth and it's a good position on the grid – said Niccolò Antonelli 4th fastest – We're a little behind pole, but tomorrow we'll use the warm up to understand where we can improve. I'm good, the team is there, let's wait for the race tomorrow!”.

“I'm quite satisfied: after all I won't start too late, so compared to the Qatar race it will certainly be easier to recover positions – declared Enea Bastianini, 8th fastest – We can further improve the set-up of the bike, just as I can also improve 'I. Unfortunately, the conditions encountered yesterday did not allow us to test much, but the situation is the same for everyone. In view of the race I hope for good weather, because in case of rain I would be in a bit more difficulty, although anything can always happen.”

“We saw today that the top two in qualifying were really strong and were able to make a small difference compared to the others, but third place is very close. I'm satisfied because we have a good pace, I spent practically the whole session lapping alone and I was very consistent – ​​said Francesco Bagnaia, ninth fastest – A wake here can be worth three or four tenths, so having driven alone means that my pace is quite good. We did a great job today and I hope the race will be in dry conditions. The bike is good, we just need a little more grip at the rear but we know how to achieve it. I'm sure that tomorrow will be a fantastic race, I think there will be a great group up front and my goal is to fight and be as competitive as I was in Losail.”

“I was having a good qualifying when the bike stopped and I wasn't able to complete the session – said Romano Fenati, 19th fastest – The feeling was good and for most of the time available I managed to get back among the leaders ten. Tomorrow we have a challenging race ahead of us, but we are ready to give our best to move up."

“I'm happy with this small improvement, but I'm not yet satisfied – said Andrea Migno 22nd fastest – The bike isn't 100% yet, but the whole team is working to get the results we're looking for.”

“This morning I was quite satisfied with the work done with the team. I liked the bike a lot, I immediately found myself up front in the important positions in the classification – said Matteo Ferrari, 24th fastest – In qualifying we were unable to replicate this result, I always lapped alone and this weighs on the response of the stopwatch . In any case, I'm confident because we worked very well this weekend and tomorrow morning in the Warm Up we will try different mappings to find a solution that will allow us to reach the points zone."

“A fairly difficult qualification. We are not ahead in the standings and this does not make our work for the race easier – said Stefano Manzi, 25th fastest – Unfortunately during the session I only managed to find 2 good laps to make the time, the consequence is that I will have to start like this backwards. We will try to make a good comeback.”

“We made a change that didn't get us where we wanted. After returning to the garage due to the red flag, an intervention allowed us to improve at the rear, but I still have some problems at the front and I can't open the throttle as I would like – stated Alessandro Tonucci, 26th fastest – Furthermore, we had already noticed in Qatar that I was not able, at speed, to counter my opponents. We are evaluating measures."