Faubel not happy with qualifying result but confident of race pace

Scott Redding will start tomorrow’s 26- lap Grand Prix San Marino Riviera Di Rimini from the front row of the grid, after qualifying in second place during this afternoon’s 45-minute timed session at the Misano circuit. Hector Faubel also put in a solid qualifying performance and will start tomorrow from the third row of the grid.

Set-up changes to his Suter MMX ahead of this afternoon’s qualifying session didn’t lead to the improvements expected for Hector Faubel and he was disappointed to end the session 11th fastest overall. The 27-year-old Spaniard is, however, confident that a switch back to the set-up that worked so well during this morning’s free practice session will allow him to chase a top ten finish in tomorrow’s race.

Hector Faubel #44: 11th – 1’40.045
“We had a fairly good set-up for practice this morning, but we made a few small changes to improve the balance of the bike ahead of qualifying. Unfortunately they didn’t give the improvement we expected, which made qualifying harder than it should have been. I’m not so happy with 11th position on the grid, but I know a switch back to this morning’s set-up will allow us to run a good pace in the race. If I can get a good start then a decent result is possible. I’m aiming for top ten, but it might well be possible to do a little better than that, depending on how things go in the early laps.”

Jean-Michel Delporte: General Manager – Marc VDS Racing Team
“We were racing in the GT1 World Championship round at Nurburgring last weekend, so we missed seeing Scott and Hector claim the team’s first front row starts in Indianapolis. To be here at Misano to see Scott claim his second front row start in succession, and Hector putting in another solid qualifying performance, goes some way to making up for it. Nobody is prouder of our Moto2 team and their achievements in such a fiercely contested championship than our President, Marc van der Straten. Marc was on the phone to congratulate the team before Scott had even returned to pit lane today, after watching the qualifying session on television! Now I am looking forward to tomorrow’s race, and the real possibility of a second podium finish for the Marc VDS Racing Team.”

Source: Marc VDS Racing